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    Before “The broad immunity the statute is now known for came from how courts read it.”

    After “Courts later extended the provision's reach through their interpretation of it.”

    Why: "Broad immunity" and "is now known for" characterize the statute's reputation and scope without attribution or a measurable basis. The sentence is also an interpretive framing, not a documented event. A neutral version would state what the court held.

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    Before “The broad immunity the statute is now known for came from how courts read it.”

    After “Courts later extended the provision's reach through their interpretation of it.”

    Why: This sentence is a causal and interpretive claim stated as settled fact. The statutory text of 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1) already bars treating a provider or user as the publisher or speaker of another's content; saying the immunity 'came from' judicial reading overstates the court's role. The cited sources support the Zeran holding and its being followed, not the broader attribution.

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