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What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Twitter

  • Written by: Abbey Stemler, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Faculty Associate Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Indiana University
What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and TwitterDemocrats and Republicans in Congress have asked sharp questions of social media CEOs as lawmakers consider changes to landmark internet legislation.Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP

Almost any article you read about Section 230 reminds you that it contains the most important 26 words in tech and that it is the law that made the modern internet. This is...

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