The Ins and Outs of the Section 230 Debate, With Ellysse Dick and Ashley Johnson

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is at the center of
a contentious, high-stakes debate about free speech, intermediary
liability, and the future of the Internet. Why is a 1996 law so
important today? Why have Presidents Biden and Trump both said
they want to repeal it? Was it to blame when Twitter and Facebook
banned Trump from their platforms, or was it the reason they
didn’t ban him sooner? Rob and Jackie discuss the issue with ITIF
policy analysts Ellysse Dick and Ashley Johnson, co-hosts of the
new podcast series Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet, which
will start dropping on all major distribution platforms on
February 24.


Related:


Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet: The Ins and Outs of
the Section 230 Debate (ITIF podcast series, 2021).