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Sunsetting Section 230 Will Hurt Internet Users, Not Big Tech

As Congress appears ready to gut one of the internet’s most important laws for protecting free speech, they are ignoring how that law protects and benefits millions of Americans’ ability to speak online every day. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing on Wednesday on a bill that would end 47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”) in 18 months. The authors of the bill argue that setting a deadline to either change or eliminate Section 230 will force the Big Tech online platforms to t...

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