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Justice Clarence Thomas Asks the Supreme Court to Reevaluate Big Tech’s Immunity Under Section 230

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(Jim Hoft) Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement on Monday about the denial of certiorari in the Jane Doe v. Facebook case. In his statement, Justice Thomas called for the Supreme Court to “address the proper scope of immunity under §230 in an appropriate case” available to Big Tech.

Mitch Mcconnell Calls for Repeal of Section 230, Which Protects Social Media Platforms

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(Ian Miles Cheong) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who recently blocked a move by Democrats to deliver $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, has introduced his own bill but included two poison pills that the Democrats will dispute.

The Threat of Section 230, Big Tech: “We want to own it all but we want immunity, and the right to blame you, if we get in trouble.”

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(Justin Deschamps) The following post by Vox Day offers a view on section 230 that strikes at the heart of the issue. Simply put, the norm when it comes to rights of use and ownership in the internet world is that “we the website/service provider/social media company want immunity from prosecution and use of your information while retaining all the ownership benefits thereof.”