What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet? – Metro US
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/what-is-section-230-the-rule-that-made-the-modern-internet/"></div>Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today. A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, Gonzalez v. Google, challenges this law — namely whether tech companies are liable for the material posted on their platforms. […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerp...