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A proposed bill from Republican state lawmakers in North Dakota could see Facebook and Twitter face lawsuits from users who have been censored on their platforms. Some experts argue the law would have no effect due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), the law that enables the Big Tech Masters of the Universe to enjoy legal immunity in cases related to censorship.

North Dakota GOP lawmakers take aim at social media companies over censorship House Bill 1144 would make large social media sites liable in a civil lawsuit for damages to any North Dakota resident "whose speech is restricted, censored, or suppressed," so long as it is not "obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable." Written By: Jeremy Turley | × Republican Rep. Tom Kading speaks at the “Pre 4/20 Pot Party” foru...

Port: As a national debate rages, North Dakota bill would make Internet companies legally liable for censorship A bill before the Legislature in Bismarck this session would make "interactive computer services" — defined as "any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server" — civilly liable. Not for libelous or otherwise illegal content posted by users, mind you, but for censorship. ...