Repealing Section 230 Would Endanger Free Speech On The Internet

A repeal of the law is before Congress and Democrats are going along with it

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Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1996 absolves online platforms of liability from third-party content posted by their users and protects them when they moderate content deemed harmful or hateful.

Multiple bills to repeal Section 230 have been proposed before Congress in recent years, to little success. While Big…