Topic: Communications Decency Act

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97: Flowers for Fuller
• 1:19:21 - 1:24:09

97: Flowers for Fuller

Section 230 and the Illusion of the Open Web

The discussion turns to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects platforms from liability for user-generated content. The hosts argue that the government uses the threat of removing these protections to force social media companies to censor "misinformation." A proposed fix is to limit Section 230 protections to companies that charge users, thereby making the user the customer rather than the product.