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Constitutional Law

Jan. 26, 2021

Limiting Section 230 immunity: It isn’t a speech constraint; it’s a free market issue

About the only thing we can seem to collectively agree on when it comes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is that it is deeply flawed. Ask someone why, though, and they will offer a different answer nearly every time.

Christa H. Ramey

Of Counsel
Abir, Cohen, Treyzon & Salo LLP

Email: christa@rameylawpc.com

Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA

About the only thing we can seem to collectively agree on when it comes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is that it is deeply flawed. Ask someone why, though, and they will offer a different answer nearly every time.

No case better exemplifies this contrast than the recently filed Parler v. Amazon Web Services. Parler, a social media platform that marketed itself as a free speech alternativ...

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