For example: If you defame me on Twitter, I can sue you for defamation, but I can’t sue Twitter. Section 230 says, in essence, that online platforms (“providers” of “interactive computer services”) mostly can’t be held liable for the things their users say and do on the platform. One was Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA). In the 1990s, Congress passed several pieces of legislation that helped shape the Internet as we currently know it. The 1990s: Congress Passes Section 230 and CALEA And I’m only going to barely scratch the surface of the many, many problems with the bill. I’m going to explain where it came from, why it’s happening now, why it’s such an underhanded trick, and why it will not work for its stated purpose. This bill is trying to convert your anger at Big Tech into law enforcement’s long-desired dream of banning strong encryption. A “discussion draft” released by Bloomberg is available as a PDF here. There’s a new bill afoot in Congress called the EARN IT Act. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
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