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Yes, it's quite strange, but I'm guessing it's mostly due to media disinformation about section 230. People who are actually informed and in favour of free speech and opposed to megacorp oligopolies are strongly opposing changing section 230. Rather, they advocate breaking up the megacorps or making them utilities.


I've heard this before, and I'm so confused by section 230. Where can I read some reliable info on it?


In addition to NikolaeVarius' link, here's the law itself:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

It's a quick read, it's not long, and it's actually reasonably clear what it does and does not do.



Ars Technica's got a good explainer, including bits on why the law was enacted and what a purported legal framework without it might look like:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/section-230-the-...





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