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The SAFE TECH Act offers Section 230 reform, but the law’s defenders warn of major side effects

The SAFE TECH Act offers Section 230 reform, but the law’s defenders warn of major side effects

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https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/05/safe-tech-act-section-230-warner/

The first major Section 230 reform proposal of the Biden era is out. In a new bill, Senate Democrats Mark Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) propose changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that would fundamentally change the 1996 law widely credited with cultivating the modern internet.

Section 230 is a legal shield that protects internet companies from the user-generated content they host, from Facebook and TikTok to Amazon reviews and  comments sections. The new proposed legislation, known as the SAFE TECH Act, would do a few different things to change how that works.