#section230 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #section230, aggregated by home.social.
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Everyone is hurting for money.
Including the lawyers in dire need of billable hours.
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Everyone is hurting for money.
Including the lawyers in dire need of billable hours.
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Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered
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Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered
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Following Cox v. Sony, will the “volitional conduct” test become central to #AI #copyright cases, particularly where the model reproduces protected content the user did not specifically request? https://copyrightlately.com/cox-sony-volitional-conduct-ai-copyright/ via @copyrightlately.bsky.social #intellectualproperty #section230
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Following Cox v. Sony, will the “volitional conduct” test become central to #AI #copyright cases, particularly where the model reproduces protected content the user did not specifically request? https://copyrightlately.com/cox-sony-volitional-conduct-ai-copyright/ via @copyrightlately.bsky.social #intellectualproperty #section230
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Americans!
Updates on "Internet Safety" bills:
-Hawley and Durbin are trying to sneak the unconstitutional STOP CSAM Act into the FY27 NDAA. Hawley allegedly managed to get it included it in the manager's amendment. This means it has a higher chance than previous attempts at being successful.
-Still, there's procedural roadblocks that the bill has to clear to survive until the final passage. The manager's amendment is reserved for uncontroversial amendments.
-The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup for KOSA and the SCREEN Act for Wednesday, August 5th. There are other bills, but they're far less problematic than KOSA and the SCREEN Act.
-Senate KOSA's fate in the House is still quite uncertain. The same goes for the KIDS Act's fate in the Senate.
-The SCREEN Act's approval among Democrats is unknown at the moment.Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!
#Privacy #Censorship #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #Section230 #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #US #UnitedStates
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Americans!
Updates on "Internet Safety" bills:
-Hawley and Durbin are trying to sneak the unconstitutional STOP CSAM Act into the FY27 NDAA. Hawley allegedly managed to get it included it in the manager's amendment. This means it has a higher chance than previous attempts at being successful.
-Still, there's procedural roadblocks that the bill has to clear to survive until the final passage. The manager's amendment is reserved for uncontroversial amendments.
-The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup for KOSA and the SCREEN Act for Wednesday, August 5th. There are other bills, but they're far less problematic than KOSA and the SCREEN Act.
-Senate KOSA's fate in the House is still quite uncertain. The same goes for the KIDS Act's fate in the Senate.
-The SCREEN Act's approval among Democrats is unknown at the moment.Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!
#Privacy #Censorship #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #Section230 #KOSA #KidsOnlineSafetyAct #US #UnitedStates
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New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression
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LegalEagle on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/legaleagle-social-media-just-got-its-big-tobacco-moment
My Summary: The courts have multiple times in multiple districts affirmed that Section 230 is not a liability shield for features like auto-play and infinite scroll and anything developed by the host. IMO, this includes "the algorithm" for recommendations other algorithmic feeds. You might be entitled to monetary relief; there will be class action moving forward.
I couldn't find the YT version of the Nebula video. But, if I do later, I'll put it in the replies. DM me if you'd like a Nebula trial; I only have a few but I'll give out what I have first-come-first-serve.
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LegalEagle on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/legaleagle-social-media-just-got-its-big-tobacco-moment
My Summary: The courts have multiple times in multiple districts affirmed that Section 230 is not a liability shield for features like auto-play and infinite scroll and anything developed by the host. IMO, this includes "the algorithm" for recommendations other algorithmic feeds. You might be entitled to monetary relief; there will be class action moving forward.
I couldn't find the YT version of the Nebula video. But, if I do later, I'll put it in the replies. DM me if you'd like a Nebula trial; I only have a few but I'll give out what I have first-come-first-serve.
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Apple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud for CSAM, But the Judge Was Not Pleased-Amy v. Apple | Eric Goldman
#censorship #endToEndEncryption #section230 #surveillanceThe opinion downplays the encryption angle; it mentions encryption only twice, as if it’s an afterthought. However, encryption is the critical attribute underlying Apple’s moves. Forcing Apple to scan for CSAM in iCloud means breaking end-to-end encryption for everyone and all purposes, including: malefactors who would intercept private files for criminal purposes; and government actors who have repeatedly shown that they will break into, distribute, and weaponize privately stored file caches (I was just thinking about the North Korea Sony hack. Remember it?).
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To be clear, I wasn't arguing for a repeal of Section 230 and similar laws. They're still suitable for regulating small-to-media online services. Like fediverse hosts, for example. I was just pointing out that trying to apply laws appropriate to small services to mega-platforms is a bound to fail, as it has.
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To be clear, I wasn't arguing for a repeal of Section 230 and similar laws. They're still suitable for regulating small-to-media online services. Like fediverse hosts, for example. I was just pointing out that trying to apply laws appropriate to small services to mega-platforms is a bound to fail, as it has.
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“The deal with #Section230 is that it grants #socialmedia platforms, like Elon Musk’s #X, Mark Zuckerberg’s #Facebook and Instagram, and Larry Ellison’s #TikTok, immunity for damages caused by content posted on their sites” open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...
Inflation and Revisiting Secti... -
“The deal with #Section230 is that it grants #socialmedia platforms, like Elon Musk’s #X, Mark Zuckerberg’s #Facebook and Instagram, and Larry Ellison’s #TikTok, immunity for damages caused by content posted on their sites” open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...
Inflation and Revisiting Secti... -
“ #Section230 of the #CommunicationsDecencyAct is, to my mind, one of the worst laws the #US #Congress has passed in a long time; it has shielded #socialmedia companies from #liability, and caused all kinds of chaos” open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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“ #Section230 of the #CommunicationsDecencyAct is, to my mind, one of the worst laws the #US #Congress has passed in a long time; it has shielded #socialmedia companies from #liability, and caused all kinds of chaos” open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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Ninth Circuit Panel Goes Out of Its Way to Question Section 230–DOE vs. Meta
#HackerNews #NinthCircuit #Section230 #Meta #LegalNews #TechPolicy
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Ninth Circuit Panel Goes Out of Its Way to Question Section 230–DOE vs. Meta
#HackerNews #NinthCircuit #Section230 #Meta #LegalNews #TechPolicy
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#Genocide #EthnicCleansing #Nakba #FreePalestine Fight for the #freedom of the #Internet: Oppose #AgeVerification and Protect #Section230. #Zionism as you won't hear about it in the #AIPAC -bought mainstream #Media: m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gS...
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#Genocide #EthnicCleansing #Nakba #FreePalestine Fight for the #freedom of the #Internet: Oppose #AgeVerification and Protect #Section230. #Zionism as you won't hear about it in the #AIPAC -bought mainstream #Media: m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1gS...
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The #internet has got the imperialists running scared of public opinion. This is why they are attacking the internet, e.g. #AgeVerification, removing #Section230, etc. Don't fall for their bullshit, people. The #Epstein class is obviously NOT "protecting" your kids. youtube.com/shorts/r_Lor...
Ana Is a National Treasure‼️🔥🔥... -
The #internet has got the imperialists running scared of public opinion. This is why they are attacking the internet, e.g. #AgeVerification, removing #Section230, etc. Don't fall for their bullshit, people. The #Epstein class is obviously NOT "protecting" your kids. youtube.com/shorts/r_Lor...
Ana Is a National Treasure‼️🔥🔥... -
“One possible mechanism would be to revise #Section230, the law that gives #socialmedia #platforms immunity for harm caused by the third- party content it carries.” open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...
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#Meta is appealing a landmark verdict that found the company liable for a woman’s depression, arguing that #Section230 of the Communications Decency Act shields it from liability. The jury found Meta and Google negligent in their platform designs and awarded damages to the plaintiff. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-asks-california-judge-throw-out-landmark-social-media-addiction-verdict-2026-05-06/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Meta is appealing a landmark verdict that found the company liable for a woman’s depression, arguing that #Section230 of the Communications Decency Act shields it from liability. The jury found Meta and Google negligent in their platform designs and awarded damages to the plaintiff. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-asks-california-judge-throw-out-landmark-social-media-addiction-verdict-2026-05-06/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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More Liability Will Make AI Chatbots Worse At Preventing Suicide
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More Liability Will Make AI Chatbots Worse At Preventing Suicide
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The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 To Survive
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The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 To Survive
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The Open Social Web’s kryptonite is the liability participants can face as intermediaries. Laws aiming to change Section 230 put decentralized projects in a uniquely precarious position. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-social-web-needs-section-230-survive #fediverse #opensource #section230
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The Open Social Web’s kryptonite is the liability participants can face as intermediaries. Laws aiming to change Section 230 put decentralized projects in a uniquely precarious position. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-social-web-needs-section-230-survive #fediverse #opensource #section230
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AI porn is terrible, but hard cases make bad law:
http://www.ConservaTibbs.com/p/ai-porn-is-terrible-but-hard-cases
The legacy media wants to shut you up.
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The Open Social Web Needs Section 230 to Survive
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-social-web-needs-section-230-survive
#ThePublicInterestInternet #Creativity&Innovation #Section230
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Everyone who spins up a server, develops an app, or otherwise hosts others’ speech in the Open Social Web has skin in the game when it comes to defending Section 230. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-social-web-needs-section-230-survive #fediverse #section230 #opensocialweb
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Everyone who spins up a server, develops an app, or otherwise hosts others’ speech in the Open Social Web has skin in the game when it comes to defending Section 230. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-social-web-needs-section-230-survive #fediverse #section230 #opensocialweb
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The Internet Still Works: SmugMug Powers Online Photography
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/internet-still-works-smugmug-powers-online-photography
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@boelder
This article goes along fine describing things until the very first moment it has to begin to explain things. Then the author is like, "the reason things went wrong is #section230!"It's like reading an article about cheating in bicycle racing and when it's time to say why, the author is like, "it's because humans have skeletons!"
Are you sure about that, champ? Maybe you should write a bit more about how you reached your conclusions?
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@boelder
This article goes along fine describing things until the very first moment it has to begin to explain things. Then the author is like, "the reason things went wrong is #section230!"It's like reading an article about cheating in bicycle racing and when it's time to say why, the author is like, "it's because humans have skeletons!"
Are you sure about that, champ? Maybe you should write a bit more about how you reached your conclusions?
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EFF to 9th Circuit (Again): App Stores Shouldn’t Be Liable for Processing Payments for User Content
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The Internet Still Works: Reddit Empowers Community Moderation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/internet-still-works-reddit-empowers-community-moderation
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FYI: Massachusetts' top court rules Meta can't hide behind Section 230 in kids' addiction case: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled Section 230 does not shield Meta from state claims that Instagram was deliberately designed to addict children. https://ppc.land/massachusetts-top-court-rules-meta-cant-hide-behind-section-230-in-kids-addiction-case/ #Massachusetts #Meta #Section230 #Instagram #KidsAddiction
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FYI: Massachusetts' top court rules Meta can't hide behind Section 230 in kids' addiction case: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled Section 230 does not shield Meta from state claims that Instagram was deliberately designed to addict children. https://ppc.land/massachusetts-top-court-rules-meta-cant-hide-behind-section-230-in-kids-addiction-case/ #Massachusetts #Meta #Section230 #Instagram #KidsAddiction
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Section 230 Is Dying By A Thousand Workarounds, And Massachusetts Just Added Another One
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Imagine that you go on a corporate #SocialMedia platform, and it displays all the personal info it knows about you and then claims it will blackmail you if you don't visit for multiple hours per day, all while it pushes at you all the stuff most likely to trigger you?
Would that be speech covered by #Section230?
All their design choices can't be exempted.
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ICYMI: Massachusetts' top court rules Meta can't hide behind Section 230 in kids' addiction case: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today ruled Section 230 does not shield Meta from state claims that Instagram was deliberately designed to addict children. https://ppc.land/massachusetts-top-court-rules-meta-cant-hide-behind-section-230-in-kids-addiction-case/ #Meta #Section230 #InstagramAddiction #KidsSafety #SocialMediaRegulation
