Both parties are mad about a proposal for federal anti-bias certification
June 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) unveiled legislation called “Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act,” which would shake up the legal foundation of the internet in an effort to root out online bias. Under the proposed law, companies like Facebook and Twitter would be required to obtain a government certification that they are not making politically biased decisions about content moderation, in exchange for liability protections they currently receive automatically.
Hawley’s bill would amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which gives companies legal protection from what users post on platforms. That provision is often seen as a fundamental part of the internet, and has been described as the law that allowed social…
