Twitter hid the Hunter Biden story. That’s not a good reason to nuke Section 230

Published October 24, 2020 11:00am ET



Section 230 is back in the spotlight. After two months of Congress slinging regulation after regulation onto the World Wide Web, Twitter and Facebook are once again feeling the heat. In a widely criticized move, the tech giants had obstructed user sharing of an explosive and salacious New York Post story about Hunter Biden.

The following maelstrom forced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s hand, causing him to issue a statement intending to clarify the meaning of Section 230 through proposed rule-making. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and loads of other politicians on both sides of the aisle see this as the opportunity to overhaul Section 230 finally.

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