U.S. Justice Department proposes rolling back protections for big tech
Source: Reuters
TECHNOLOGY NEWS JUNE 17, 2020 / 10:04 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
U.S. Justice Department proposes rolling back protections for big tech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department proposed on Wednesday that Congress take up legislation to curb protections that big tech platforms like Alphabets (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook (FB.O) have had for decades, a senior official said, following through on U.S. President Donald Trumps bid to crack down on tech giants.
The goal of the proposal, which is being finalized, is to push tech companies to address criminal content on their platforms and boost transparency for users when the outlets take down lawful material, the senior Justice Department official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. But to become law, U.S. lawmakers would need to propose and approve legislation based on the departments recommendations.
The president, who has battled Twitter (TWTR.N) and other tech companies over alleged censorship of conservative voices on social media platforms, said in late May he would propose legislation that may scrap or weaken the law shielding internet companies, in an extraordinary attempt to regulate the outlets where he has been criticized.
Trump wants to remove or change a provision of a law known as Section 230. Under the 1996 Communications Decency Act, Section 230 does not generally hold platforms responsible for what their users post and allows them to moderate the content of their sites as they see fit.
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belpejic
(720 posts)Yeah, go ahead and piss off the owners of some of the biggest platforms where you have communications advantages heading into the elections. Eventually even the Silicon Valley Shruggalo bros will get sick of you...
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)A typical, tin pot despot. Dictator's do that as a matter of course.
napi21
(45,806 posts)disagree with the co's decisions or because THEIR personal post was taken down or revised.