Trump's Order on Artificial Intelligence Is a Potential Disaster

Trump's order on artificial intelligence is a potential disaster

As of the time this piece was submitted for publication, it has been 29 years, 10 months and six days since a single law began shaping how children experience the digital world. That law is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, enacted on Feb. 8, 1996. Section 230 was intended to help the early internet grow by protecting platforms from being treated as publishers of everything their users posted. In practice, it became a sweeping legal…

Congress Weighs Sunsetting Section 230, Putting eBay, Amazon, Etsy & More In Potential Liability Crosshairs

Congress considers sunsetting Section 230 with focus on social media platforms, but proposed legislation would also impact online marketplaces, removing "get out of liability free" card for Amazon, eBay, Etsy and more!Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, the so called "26 words that created the internet," provides broad immunity to online platforms for content posted by their users, stating:No provider or user of an interactive…