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Section 230
October 4, 2022
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Matt Ford
Big Tech’s Big Shield Goes to the High Court
The Supreme Court is going to get a crack at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—and the internet may never be the same.
August 1, 2022
Sold Short
Melissa Gira Grant
A Forgotten 1990s Law Could Make It Illegal to Discuss Abortion Online
A provision in the Communications Decency Act making it a felony to talk about abortion online has been on hold since the Clinton administration. Could it be enforced by a future GOP president?
January 19, 2021
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Jo Livingstone
Rashida Jones’s Battle With Sex Workers Reveals a New Era of Internet Censorship
A years-old controversy surrounding the Jones documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” exemplifies the widening gulf between who gets heard online and who doesn’t.
October 7, 2020
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Melissa Gira Grant
Imagining the Post-Trump Internet
The idea that social media platforms need to be made civilly or even criminally liable for harmful content appears to be gaining ground in Congress.
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