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Progressive groups warn Congress against Section 230 changes Chris Mills Rodrigo © Getty Images Progressive groups warn Congress against Section 230 changes A coalition of over 70 progressive groups sent a letter to Congress Wednesday urging caution when approaching potential changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The law, which protects internet companies from liability for most content posted by third parties and allows them to do good-faith moderation, i...

The Washington Post today has several articles about the incoming administration’s, and new congress’s, thoughts and priorities on regulating tech companies. If you’re interested in this–and you should be if you’re reading this on, say, the Internet–I recommend checking them out, or at least reading the overview. Democratic leaders for years have proposed a bevy of new legislation to shrink Silicon Valley’s corporate footprint, restrict its insatiable appetite for data and stop ...

Social media giant Facebook is ramping up its campaign to end misinformation on its platforms.  The company will remove any content that includes the phrase “Stop the steal” on both Facebook and Instagram.  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during October’s virtual Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee “Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?” hearing on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Poo...