This includes encouragingterrorism, promotingdangerous medical misinformation, and engaging inrevenge porn.
How Section 230 came to be
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Wyden and Cox wanted to preempt the courts decision with Section 230.
The laws anachronistic nature and brevity left it wide open for interpretation.
Case by case, courts have used its words to give platformsbroadrather thannarrow immunity.
As a result,Section 230 is disliked on both sides of the aisle.
Republicans, by contrast, argue that platformscensor user content to Republicans political disadvantage.
Former President Trump evenattempted to pressure Congress into repealing Section 230 completelybythreatening to vetothe unrelated annual defense spending bill.
Already, Democrats and Republicans have proposed over20 reforms from piecemeal changes to complete repeal.
However,free speechandinnovationadvocates are worried that any of the proposed changes could be harmful.
Facebook hassuggested changes, andGoogle similarly advocatesfor some Section 230 reform.
It also remains to be seen what if any reform can emerge from a sharply divided Congress.
