Both political parties might find it useful to attack Section 230, but it’s not clear either understands it — or even wants to.
“Section 230 should be revoked,” Joe Biden told the New York Times in an interview published this morning.
This is not the first time the crucial internet law has come under attack by the Democratic presidential front-runner. Back in November, Biden alluded to the law, saying “I, for one, think we should be considering taking away [Facebook’s] exemption that they cannot be sued for knowingly engaged in promoting something that’s not true” (we’ll explain why this is incorrect later).
For a good explanation of what Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is, click here.
Biden’s not alone: Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested the law could be repealed, and fought the inclusion of Section 230-style language in USMCA.