Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt joined parents on Capitol Hill to advocate for the repeal of Section 230, a law that shields tech companies from liability for user-generated content. Gordon-Levitt argued that this legal protection allows “amoral companies” to prioritize profits over public safety, citing the tragic stories of children lost to online abuse, including sextortion and cyberbullying. He expressed his fervent hope for bipartisan support to dismantle this decades-old shield, emphasizing the urgent need for accountability and change to prevent further harm to children.
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Pete Buttigieg goes viral for predicting Trump’s free speech crackdown. The core of the viral moment revolves around a clip from Buttigieg during last year’s presidential campaign. In the clip, he warned that free speech would be under threat in the US, specifically because Trump had expressed intentions to punish media outlets for their coverage. This, as many point out, is a fairly straightforward prediction considering Trump’s well-documented history of antagonism towards the media.
It’s worth noting that the response to Buttigieg’s “prediction” is varied. Some acknowledge the obvious nature of the forecast, given Trump’s established patterns. Others frame it less as a profound insight and more as an observation that anyone paying attention could have made.… Continue reading
Brendan Carr, President-elect Trump’s FCC nominee and a long-time critic of Big Tech, advocates for repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This provision shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content, a point of contention for Carr who believes it creates an unacceptable power imbalance. Carr’s views, detailed in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, align with both Trump’s and Biden’s stated desires to reform or eliminate Section 230, despite differing motivations. Repealing Section 230 enjoys bipartisan support, though legislative progress remains slow.
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