Intermediary Liability and Section 230
“Section 230” of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is arguably as important to free expression online as the First Amendment. It provides broad immunity for online service providers with respect to material posted by third parties. Section 230 has spurred rapid growth in online content and services by freeing ISPs, content hosts, social networks, and others from worrying about potential liability for the material stored on or moving across their networks, thus ensuring a flexible environment for innovation and growth. Without Section 230, “Web 2.0” sites would be unwilling to accept user-generated content because of liability concerns. CDT regularly works to defend Section 230 and promote its application in order to maintain a vibrant and innovative Internet.
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Court Corrects Section 230 Opinion on Recommendation of CDT and Others Statement: At the urging of CDT, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an "amended" decision... |
6/24/2009 | |
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CDT Joins Brief Urging Court to Correct Errors on Section 230 Statement: CDT has joined Public Citizen and other groups on a "friend of the court" brief urging a... |
5/22/2009 | |
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Liability Protection for Internet Content Venues Threatened Statement: Over the past few months, the Center for Democracy & Technology has joined a series of "... |
4/4/2008 | |
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CDT Joins Brief Urging Liability Protection for Internet Content Venues Statement: The Center for Democracy & Technology joined with other public interest and Internet industry... |
11/7/2007 | |
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CDT Defends Protection for Internet Providers Statement: CDT joined with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a number of Internet industry trade... |
7/6/2007 |
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| CDT Joins Briefs Urging Courts to Properly Apply Section 230 of the CDA | On March 28, the Center for Democracy & Technology filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the... | 3/31/2008 |
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