Section 230 in the Crosshairs: Is the Internet’s Favorite Law at Risk?
Channel: Bloomberg Law
Date: 2020-04-15

In recent years, members of Congress from both parties have started to raise concerns about a nearly two-decades old law that helped create the modern internet. The law, Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, made the web a haven for free speech and free expression and gave rise to big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Critics say it has also made the internet a breeding ground for trolls, sexual predators, misinformation, and censorship. In this video, one of the law’s original authors, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR); lawyer and author, Jeff Kosseff; and Bloomberg Government’s Rebecca Kern discuss what Section 230 means to the modern internet, and the law's uncertain future. (Senior Producer: Andrew Satter; Executive Producer: Josh Block)