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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act could be seen as the legal foundation that today’s Internet rests upon. But that might soon change. What impact would it have if platforms were regulated for user content?
Rioters mobilized to storm the US Capitol predominantly on social media. When Facebook, Twitter and other major networks started removing the most extreme posts, users migrated to platforms like Parler and MeWe.
Online Extremism to Dominate Section 230 and Encryption Debates SHARE Last week’s attack on the Capitol removed any doubts that the regulation of social media will continue to be a Congressional priority after the Trump administration ends. The president and his allies have argued for legislative changes to address alleged anti‐conservative bias within the most popular social media companies. These complaints have often overshadowed concerns from Democratic lawmakers, who have expressed unease for years about the proliferation of extremist content online. Many of these lawmakers...
Conservative users are increasingly jumping ship from major social networks like Facebook and Twitter, and heading for platforms like Parler, Gab and MeWe. Many feel their right to freedom of speech is under threat.
Parler claimed in a court filing Wednesday that Amazon said it was "definitely in this journey with" the social media company as it encountered abuse reports.