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Senator Warner to unveil bill reining in Section 230, seeking to help users fight real-world harm
By Tony Romm Washington Post,Updated February 5, 2021, 4:58 p.m.
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Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, at the Capitol in October 2020. Warner is set to introduce a bill that would hold tech giants directly accountable for online posts that lead to real-world harm.Anna Moneymaker/NYT
Senator Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, is set to introduce a new bill that could hold Facebook, Google, and other tech giants more directly accountable when viral online posts and videos result in real-world harm.
The measure is dubbed the SAFE TECH Act, and it marks the latest salvo from congressional lawmakers against Section 230. The decades-old federal rules help facilitate free expression online, but Democrats including Warner say they also allow the most profitable tech companies to skirt responsibility for hate speech, election disinformation, and other dangerous content