Section 230

Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in 1996 to protect nascent online platforms from liability for user-generated content. Section 230 is widely credited for fostering the innovative ecosystem that created today’s internet, but controversy over online content moderation has made Section 230 a target for reform by both parties.

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August 28, 2023
AEIdeas

Inching Closer to Editorial Freedom? The Government Weighs In on Social Media Platforms’ First Amendment Rights

By Clay Calvert
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August 07, 2023
AEIdeas

Free Speech Villain or Hero? Framing the Fight Between X Corp. and the Center for Countering Digital Hate

By Clay Calvert
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July 13, 2023
AEIdeas

Taking Perspective of Missouri v. Biden: Peering Down a Legal Hall of Mirrors

By Clay Calvert
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May 31, 2023
AEIdeas

In Twitter and Google Cases, Supreme Court Avoids Section 230 Pronouncements

By Michael Rosen
Op-Ed
noise tech
May 25, 2023
Newsweek

Don’t Celebrate Yet, Big Tech. You May Still Be Forced to Treat All Americans as Equals

By John Yoo | Robert Delahunty
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May 25, 2023
AEIdeas

AEI Section 230 Spring Summit, Part III: Highlights from an Expert Panel Discussion Evaluating Section 230 Reform

By Shane Tews | Mark Jamison
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May 22, 2023
AEIdeas

From the AEI Archive: Debating the Issues Through the Decades, SCOTUS Edition

By Karlyn Bowman | Joseph Kosten
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May 22, 2023
AEIdeas

Landmark Supreme Court Rulings Safeguard the Internet’s Liability Shield

By Shane Tews | Clay Calvert
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May 11, 2023
AEIdeas

AEI Section 230 Spring Summit, Part II: Highlights from an Expert Panel Discussion on the Economic Value of Section 230

By Mark Jamison | Shane Tews
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May 02, 2023
AEIdeas

AEI Section 230 Spring Summit, Part I: Highlights from an Expert Panel Discussion Locating the State of the Section 230 Debate

By Shane Tews | Mark Jamison
Op-Ed
April 19, 2023
Law & Liberty

Measuring the Reach of State Censorship

By Peter J. Wallison
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April 18, 2023
AEIdeas

Meta’s Expanded User Controls Are a (Cautious) Positive Step

By Mark Jamison
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April 19, 2023

AEI Section 230 Spring Summit

By Shane Tews | Mark Jamison
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March 01, 2023
AEIdeas

Twitter’s Supreme Court Case Shines Fog Light on Hazy Area of Speech and Anti-Terrorism Statute

By Michael Rosen
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February 23, 2023
AEIdeas

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical in YouTube Algorithm Case

By Daniel Lyons
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January 25, 2023
AEIdeas

Giving Users More Control of Social Media Content Moderation

By Mark Jamison
Press
December 09, 2022

Discussing Congressional priorities and Section 230: Yoo on America’s Roundtable

By John Yoo
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November 29, 2022
AEIdeas

Separating Fact from Fiction in Election Information Online: Highlights from an Expert Panel Discussion on Section 230, Internet Content, and the Midterms

By Shane Tews
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November 14, 2022
AEIdeas

Establishing Global Spectrum Leadership and a Modern FCC: Highlights from My Conversation with Ajit Pai, Part II

By Shane Tews | Ajit Pai
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November 04, 2022

Separating Fact from Fiction: Election Disinformation on Online Platforms

By Shane Tews
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October 19, 2022
AEIdeas

Section 230 Goes to the Supreme Court

By Daniel Lyons
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October 12, 2022
AEIdeas

Market Solutions for Social Media Content Moderation

By Mark Jamison
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August 10, 2022
AEIdeas

Properly Interpreting the Scope of Section 230

By Daniel Lyons
Op-Ed
May 20, 2022
Dallas Morning News

Buffalo Shooting Tests Texas Social Media Law

By Daniel Lyons