Section 230 has been maligned as a get out o f jail free card for “Big Tech.” But that framing obscures a larger and mo re important reality: without 230\, platforms would be unlikely to risk li ability by hosting content with even a whiff of controversy\, limiting spe ech and debate to the safest of topics.
\n\n< span>This session will delve into the ways in which Section 230 benefits internet users\, both by directly protecting them from liability and facil itating products and conversations that would not exist at all without Sec tion 230’s shield.
BEGIN:VALARM UID:64303034-6663-4366-b435-643962393166 ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Section 230 has been maligned as a get out of jail free card fo r “Big Tech.” But that framing obscures a larger and more important realit y: without 230\, platforms would be unlikely to risk liability by hosting content with even a whiff of controversy\, limiting speech and debate to t he safest of topics.\n\nThis session will delve into the ways in which Sec tion 230 benefits internet users\, both by directly protecting them from l iability and facilitating products and conversations that would not exist at all without Section 230’s shield. TRIGGER:-PT15M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR