One of Trump's ongoing tantrums concerns Facebook and Twitter and their flagging his numerous claims/outbursts as patently untrue. So in revenge, Trump is proposing a full repeal of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act.
But what is Section 230?
Section 230 shields website owners/managers from legal suits arising from user posts and content. The website itself, then, is not subject to libel ligation. Websites are also afforded the right to moderate and restrict comments/content/material that they deemed, “obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.”
Section 230 has led to the popularity and growth of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Parler, and......blogs.
A repeal of Section 230 would open us to defamation litigation for your comments. Following Blogger's retirement, this blog has followed the constraints of a full Section 230 repeal.
- Prior posts were removed:
- Posts portrayed President Obama (and other elected officials) in a racist manner
- Acts of violence were wished upon "libtards"
- Dissenting views were disparaged as "stupid" or, even worse, "retarded"
- The use of God as a veritable pen-pal (i.e., "God told me") to justify all of the above
- Fascist/racist-leaning authors have been removed and replaced
- Comments are now moderated for content
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