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Government,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 18, 2020

Silicon Valley faces bipartisan and legal attacks

The Communications Decency Act came under renewed assault Wednesday, with U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr recommending legislation to weaken Section 230(c), the provision of the 1996 law that holds internet companies immune from liability for user posts, photos and videos.

Silicon Valley faces bipartisan and legal attacks
Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday recommended legislation that would expose internet companies to greater liability for content placed on their platforms by third parties. (New York Times News Service)

The Communications Decency Act came under renewed assault Wednesday, with U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr recommending legislation to weaken Section 230(c), the provision of the 1996 law that holds internet companies immune from liability for user posts, photos and videos.

On the day before, a federal lawsuit by four black plaintiffs challenged Section 230(c), claiming Alphabet Inc.-owned YouTube and other powerful Silicon Vall...

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