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Mar. 1, 2013
Reputational Hazards
Are websites that host defamatory content legally liable for images and information posted by their users?
Today, many websites host defamatory, embarrassing, or otherwise harmful user-generated content. However, such sites are not generally liable for the content posted by their users. Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, "[n]o provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider." (47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1).) Despite Section 230's broad protection of online ...
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