When Congress passed the Communications Decency Act on Feb. 1, 1996, the internet was still a patchwork of message boards, chat rooms and early online services that few lawmakers fully understood. Buried within the sweeping statute was a short provision—47 U.S.C. § 230—that would go on to become one of the most consequential laws of the digital age. To mark the law’s 30th anniversary, we have curated a selection of our reporting on Section 230. Next week, we’ll publish new coverage examining what lies ahead for the statute and the legal battles surrounding it.
Most experts agree that a light regulatory touch in internet businesses that was envisioned by the Clinton administration and ...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Will product defect lawsuits tame giants of social media?
By Jonathan Lo
"Carnage is being inflicted on our kids and our young people. There's been a 146% increase in suicide among young people. At t...
Technology
Claim seeks to hold companies liable for teens social media use
By Wisdom Howell
Laura Marquez-Garrett, attorney for Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center and counsel for the plaintiffs, used the com...