Dems Refile Bill Carving Out Section 230 to Address Cyberstalking, Harassment
Democrats reintroduced legislation Tuesday to carve out Communications Decency Act Section 230 in hopes of holding social media platforms liable for “enabling cyber-stalking, online harassment, and discrimination.” Reintroduced by Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both D-Va.; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii;…
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Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., along with Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Mike Levin, D-Calif., the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms (Safe Tech) Act (see 2102050047) would clarify that Section 230 doesn’t apply to ads or paid content, doesn’t bar injunctive relief, doesn’t “interfere” with laws on stalking and cyberstalking, allows lawsuits to be filed when a platform might be liable for wrongful death, and doesn’t bar lawsuits under the Alien Tort Claims Act.