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  Republicans use congressional hearing to berate tech CEOs and claim Trump is 'censored'

  

  theguardian.com

  Hearing with Twitter, Facebook and Google CEOs was meant to focus on section 230, a law that protects internet companiesRepublican lawmakers berated the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google in a hearing that was ostensibly about a federal law protecting internet companies but mostly focused on how those companies deal with disinformation from Donald Trump and other conservatives.Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai testified before Congress on Wednesday about section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law underpinning US internet regulation that exempts platforms from legal liability for content generated by its users. Continue reading...

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  Here's what could happen to Section 230 – the internet law Donald Trump hates – now the Democrats have both Houses

  

  businessinsider.com

  Summary List PlacementThe Democrats winning the Georgia runoffs has big implications for Big Tech. Section 230...

  Summary List PlacementThe Democrats winning the Georgia runoffs has big implications for Big Tech. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is a part of US law that provides tech companies with two important protections. Firstly, it gives them the ability to decide how to moderate content on their own platforms. Secondly, it shields them from liability for what their users post. This...

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  The Problem with (All) the Tech Hearings

  

  substack.com

  There is yet another tech hearing today in Congress. On the face of it, that’s a...

  There is yet another tech hearing today in Congress. On the face of it, that’s a good thing. Our elected leaders holding corporate leaders accountable. CEOs being chastened. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are expected to testify on Section 230—the provisio...

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  Republicans accuse Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and other Big Tech CEOs of violating their free speech rights

  

  vox.com

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Getty...

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Getty Images CEOs from two of the biggest companies in the world (and Twitter) testified in front of the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday in a hearing that was billed as a deliberation over Section 230. It end...

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