Congress passes the Communications Decency Act, including Section 230, which provides broad immunity to online platforms from liability for user-generated content while allowing content moderation.
Communications Decency Act passed, including Section 230
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U.S. Government Publishing Office. Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. (1996). Enrolled public law as approved 8 February 1996. Title V is the Communications Decency Act; Section 509 adds Section 230 to the Communications Act of 1934.
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Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. 47 U.S.C. § 230 — Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material. Codified text of the immunity and Good Samaritan moderation provisions described here.
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February 8, 1996
Communications Decency Act passed, including Section 230
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