The Section 230 Project

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The Section 230 Project convenes pre-eminent thought leaders to inform the current policy debate on whether Section 230 rules inadvertently enable harassing or abusive speech and behavior and whether the absence of legal liability is still a desirable policy.

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With a tremendous range of economic, social, and political activities taking place online, there are questions regarding whether the absence of legal liability is still a desirable policy and whether Section 230 rules inadvertently enable harassing or abusive speech and behavior. The Section 230 Project convenes pre-eminent thought leaders to inform the current policy landscape and chart a path forward.

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Technology & Information Experimenting with experimentation: 4 model bills for tech policy trials

J. Scott Babwah Brennen, Matt Perault

January 30, 2024

Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) waits for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to fix a technical glitch with his connection during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Congress Interpreting the ambiguities of Section 230

Alan Z. Rozenshtein

October 26, 2023

Flowers and pictures of the victims are placed near the entrance of Reina nightclub, which was attacked by a gunman, in Istanbul, Turkey January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Social Media The long reach of Taamneh: Carriage and removal requirements for internet platforms

Daphne Keller

October 19, 2023

Past Event

June 21

2023

Technology & Information Online speech after Gonzalez v. Google

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT

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Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Editor-in-Chief - Lawfare

Darrell M. West Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies

Nicol Turner Lee Director - Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Tom Wheeler Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

John Villasenor Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

Cameron F. Kerry Ann R. and Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

Scott R. Anderson Fellow - Governance Studies, The Section 230 Project, General Counsel and Senior Editor - Lawfare

Bill Baer Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

Mark MacCarthy Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI)

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