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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Law Enforcement Wants To Weaken Section 230: What
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Mon Aug 5 13:01:29 2013
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Law Enforcement Wants To Weaken Section 230: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
http://j.mp/12UTVto (Popehat)
"Section 230 - which we have lauded here before - is crucial to freedom
of expression on the internet. It gives broad immunity (with the
exception of copyright and federal criminal law) to blogs, forums,
news services, and other web sites for comments or other content left
by visitors. Thanks to Section 230, I can't be sued for what you say
in the comments to this post. Absent Section 230, I would have to
police my comments for potential defamation and potential violation of
the laws of a thousand jurisdictions. As the ACLU reports, several
Attorneys General want to weaken Section 230 to create an exception
for any federal or state statute. Their justification, not
surprisingly, is Think of the Children! - specifically, the children
who are victims of sex trafficking. The state Attorneys General do not
explain why it is necessary to create an exception encompassing all
state laws on whatever subject in order to address child sex
trafficking. What could possibly go wrong?"
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