Lawmakers told the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter yesterday that they are ready to legislate to stop the spread of disinformation and extremism on their platforms. All three platform chiefs told legislators they supported limited requirements for making their policies for patrolling content more transparent. During the hearing, reaffirmed support for updating Section 230, the part of the Communications Decency Act that affords online businesses legal immunity for content posted to their sites. Read more below. Other things to know about | | |
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| Publishing in the Platform Era | | | | Lawmakers expressed urgency in new rules to update Section 230 which might include a bill banning “surveillance” ads that enable disinformation. | | |
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