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The true story of the most misunderstood law on the internet. Tech journalist Mike Masnick brings you inside the making of Section 230 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, featuring witnesses to Silicon Valley’s Wild West era, the Congressmen who wrote the law, and innovators who benefited from its balance of freedom and responsibility. Why do so many people hate this law, how does the rest of the world deal with these issues, and how can it be used to take on new challenges like A.I.? Listen t...

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Episode 8: Prescriptions to Save the Internet

Apr 30th, 2025 4:00 AM

Our panel of experts — Charles C.W. Cooke from the National Review, trust and safety expert Dave Willner, Mike Masnick from Techdirt, and CEI’s Jessica Melugin — dissect this podcast’s raison d'être. What have we learned? Where are we now? And where are we going?

Episode 7: The Future of Speech Online

Apr 23rd, 2025 4:00 AM

The rise of A.I. has ushered in a new era for the internet, right when Section 230 and its protections have never been more threatened. Today’s innovators look to the past for guidance.

Episode 6: The Rest of the World

Apr 16th, 2025 4:01 AM

The web gets big enough to impact presidential elections. And the rest of the world grapples with speech on the internet.

Episode 5: Blowback, and the Dust Settles

Apr 9th, 2025 1:04 PM

The first real attempt to regulate the internet goes down in flames. But what remains is a structure to support the new, more interactive world of Web 2.0.

Episode 4: The Solution

Apr 2nd, 2025 4:01 AM

A bill intended to keep smut off the internet threatens to undo everything Representatives Christopher Cox and Ron Wyden have accomplished. How will their compromise play out?

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