It protects all websites and all users of websites when there is content posted on the sites by someone else. The law does distinguish between “interactive computer services” and “information content providers,” but that is not, as some imply, a fancy legalistic ways of saying “platform” or “publisher.” There is no “certification” or “decision” that a website needs to make to get 230 protections. I know that you’ve likely heard this from someone else - perhaps even someone respected - but it’s just not true. I regret to inform you that you are wrong. If you said “Once a company like that starts moderating content, it’s no longer a platform, but a publisher” With that done, we can discuss the various ways you might have been wrong about Section 230. And if you’re in a real rush, just read Section (c)(1), which is only 26 words, and is the part that basically every single court decision (and there have been many) has relied on. If you’re in a rush, just jump to part (c), entitled Protection for ?Good Samaritan? blocking and screening of offensive material, because that’s the only part of the law that actually matters. So let’s correct that.īefore we get into the specifics, I will suggest that you just read the law, because it seems that many people who are making these mistakes seem to have never read it. For you, let’s just assume you made an honest mistake - perhaps because deliberately wrong people like Ted Cruz and Nancy Pelosi steered you wrong. Nancy Pelosi (being wrong about 230 is bipartisan). Unless you’re one of the people who is purposefully saying wrong things about Section 230, like Senator Ted Cruz or Rep. While this may all feel kind of mean, it’s not meant to be. Because if you’re wrong about 230, there’s a damn good chance you’re wrong about the 1st Amendment too. Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About The First Amendment a few years ago, and it’s great. Because you don’t want to be wrong on the internet, do you?Īlso I’ve totally copied the idea for this from Ken “Popehat” White, who wrote And… I could probably use more sleep, and my blood pressure could probably use a little less time spent responding to random wrong people.
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