Republicans Focus on Social Media's Impact on Children
25 Mars 2021 - 7:23PM
Dow Jones News
By John D. McKinnon
Republicans are focusing almost exclusively on the effects of
social media on children in their questions for the executives.
It's early days yet. But that issue could become fodder for an
eventual legislative bargain that would be similar to the one that
led to Section 230 in the first place.
Section 230 was a part of a much larger package known as the
Communications Decency Act of 1996, which sought to restrict access
to obscene, indecent and offensive materials online for people
under the age of 18. Section 230 was added to the legislation to
balance the package for the platforms.
Ultimately the Supreme Court struck down all the restrictions
but left Section 230 intact. Republicans could be starting to make
a case for trying again on measures to shield children from some
online content, possibly as part of a package that would also
reform 230.
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