Weakened Privacy and Information Security Tools—the Unintended Consequence of Attacks on Section 230 of the CDA
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/10/20
Assaults on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (the “CDA”)—which shields online platforms from civil liability for third party content on their services—are abundant these days. On October 15, 2020, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that his agency, at the request of President Trump, will draft rules explaining when platforms’ efforts to moderate user-posted content will leave them exposed to potential liability. Two days earlier, Justice Thomas issued a scathing critique of the...
By: Ballard Spahr LLP