The liability protections in Section 230 that make digital free speech possible have faced nearly constant threats from both sides of the aisle. Late last year, Sen. Josh Hawley introduced the Ending Support for Online Censorship Act that would require the government to certify that platforms were being neutral in their content moderation. Diane Katz, senior research fellow in regulatory policy at the Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss the challenges of assessing bias and the threats Hawley’s approach poses to free speech. For more, see her recent paper on the legislation.
#304: Gen Z and Social Media
#303: Antitrust and Innovation
#302: Epic v. Apple
#301: The Realignment
#300: The New Editors
#299: Can Apple Protect Children While Respecting Privacy?
#298: Blood Trial: Elizabeth Holmes Goes to Court
#297: The Latest on Section 230
#296: The Antitrust Crusade Against Big Tech
#295: Can Social Media Be Regulated Like Common Carriage?
#294: Border Searches of Digital Devices
#293: The Supply of Renée DiResta Should Be Infinite
#292: Is Miami the Next Great Tech Hub?
#291: The Facebook Oversight Board
#290: The Net Neutrality Feud Heads West
#289: The History, Use, and Abuse of the Fairness Doctrine
#288: The State of Data Privacy Law
#287: No, Florida Can’t Regulate Online Speech
#286: How Algorithms Can Fight Extremism
#285: Data Rights for Criminal Defendants
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