This week's net.wars, "Gap year", is frustrated that the things (US and UK) politicians obsess about - S230, message scanning - have so little to do with what Internet users want or need: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2023/03/10/gap-year/ #NetWars #S230 #encryption

:quotesL: Section 230 is On Trial. Here's What You Need to Know. :quotesR:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/02/section-230-trial-heres-what-you-need-know

#SafeTech #S230 #Privacy #Censorship #1A

@schizanon My reply to the idiot:
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"Despite much alarm from some political sectors, the SAFE TECH Act does not repeal Section 230, but rather updates the legislation that was already in place."

Yes, in the same way hitting the iceberg 'updated' the Titanic from 'ocean liner' to 'submarine'.

Congratulations! In a week full of incredibly stupid #S230 opinions, you outdid them all!
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#section230 #safeTechAct

This week's net.wars, "A world of lawsuits" visits both the SCOTUS hearings on cases that could change web-wide liability laws and the UNESCO Internet4Trust's efforts to write a framework for platform self-regulation: https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2023/02/24/a-world-of-lawsuits/ #NetWars #InternetForTrust #SCOTUS #S230

@Anti-authoritarian
Also to:

https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/

#S230

@Anti-authoritarian There have been so many lies from pundits and politicians of all persuasions that most people are utterly ignorant of what the law says and, having grown comfortable in their ignorance, resist any attempt to expose them to truth. #S230
But you can send them to:

https://www.techdirt.com/2021/10/29/everything-you-know-about-section-230-is-wrong-why/

The internet as we know it may be about to change. As SCOTUS considers cases against Google and Twitter, one HLS expert says tech platforms should no longer be shielded from liability #techlaw #platformgovernance #intermediaryliability #S230

https://hls.harvard.edu/today/supreme-court-considers-how-far-section-230-should-go-in-shielding-google-twitter-and-other-tech-companies/?utm_source=hltTwitter

If you are interested in the (really rather important) Internet law case, Gonzalez v Google, which the US Supreme Court will hear next week, @jmiers230 has put together an excellent primer:

https://medium.com/chamber-of-progress/what-to-expect-as-the-supreme-court-hears-gonzalez-v-google-aa3f3007c5cd

#s230 #IntermediaryLiability