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Fri, Mar 5th 2021 3:39am — Mike Masnick I've been so focused of late on issues related to Section 230 in the US, that I've had barely any time to devote to the Digital Services Act in the EU, which is the EU's ongoing efforts to rewrite intermediary law in the EU. The reports I have followed have been a mix of concerns, with the admission that it at least appeared that EU politicians were trying to get a good grasp on the issues and trade-offs and not rush in with a totally horrible plan. That doesn't mean the end result is good, but so far it does not appear to be totally disconnected fro...

The reign of telecoms shills meddling in internet regulations seems to be coming to a close, at least for now. The New York Times reports that Joe Biden has chosen Tim Wu, who’s credited with defining foundational concepts like net neutrality, to serve on the National Economic Council in a new role as a special assistant for technology and competition policy. While the extent of Wu’s power in an advisory role is still somewhat undefined, it’s represents a considerable step away from the corporate favor-trading that defined the Trump era.

In a Feb. 27 interview with  The Epoch Times‘s “Crossroads,” Attorney General Ken Paxton said that big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google and Amazon “control” their entire platforms and have free rein to decide who gets to use those platforms and who gets “canceled” and is forced to leave them. “[Big tech firms] have to provide power to everybody, because you’re the only choice,” said Paxton. “Normally, I’d say … a private company can do what they want, and consumers have choices.” But with regards to social media companies, Paxton said consumers don�...

Wed, Mar 3rd 2021 3:23am — Tim Cushing Here's one more horrifying postscript to the still-ongoing criminal prosecution(s) of Backpage's executives. Courts and attorneys general (including newly installed VP Kamala Harris) tried to run the company in on prostitution charges but often found their efforts rebuffed by courts who didn't see how hosting third-party ads was the same thing as aiding and abetting sex trafficking. Prosecutions abounded. So did a cottage industry of pearl clutchers and hand wringers -- many of which were holding powerful offices in Washington DC. These people were con...

Mon, Mar 1st 2021 3:30pm — Cathy Gellis As Mike has explained, just about every provision of the social media moderation bill being proposed in the Utah legislature violates the First Amendment by conditioning platforms' editorial discretion over what appears on its services—discretion that the First Amendment protects—on meeting a bunch of extra requirements Utah has decided to impose. This post is about how everything Utah proposes is also barred by Section 230, and why it matters. It may seem like a fool's errand to talk about how Section 230 prohibits state efforts to regulate Inter...