Twitter is being sued for refusing to remove a video of alleged child sex abuse from its platform. According to the lawsuit, a child was coerced by sex traffickers to record sex acts with another minor. A video of this was later posted on Twitter. When he asked for the video to be removed, Twitter…
Video: Section 230 Does Not Protect Sex Trafficking—Lawyer Lisa Haba on Lawsuit Against Twitter
February 4, 2021
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Biden’s Commerce Secretary Nominee Open to Some Section 230 Reforms
January 27, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s pick for commerce secretary said on Tuesday that she is willing to work with Congress to amend a federal law that grants Big Tech companies protection from legal liability for users’ content. Gov. Gina Raimondo (D-R.I.), who has been tapped to lead the Commerce Department, was asked during her confirmation hearing about reforming…
Rep. Cawthorn to Cosponsor Bill to Amend Section 230
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) announced Tuesday that he’s co-sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 to ensure Big Tech platforms uphold the consumers’ right to free speech. “BREAKING: I am co-sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 to demand First Amendment protections be applied to big tech platforms!” Cawthorn wrote on Twitter. Section 230 is…
Graham Says He Is ‘More Determined’ to Roll Back Protections for Big Tech After Twitter Bans Trump
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Saturday that he was “more determined” to rollback liability protections for big tech companies after Twitter permanently removed President Donald Trump’s account from its platform. “Twitter may ban me for this but I willingly accept that fate: Your decision to permanently ban President Trump is a serious mistake,” Graham…
FCC Won’t Move Forward With Trump’s Section 230 Order, Ajit Pai Says
The outgoing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday said his agency will not be working to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order about internet liability protections. Pai, who is set to step down after Inauguration Day, said in October 2020 that the FCC would “move forward” on Trump’s executive order, which asked…
Graham Calls for $2,000 Checks as Bill Blocked For Fourth Straight Day
January 2, 2021
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) backed President Donald Trump’s call to increase the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 on Jan. 1 after they were blocked for the fourth day running by Republicans. The newly signed $920 billion COVID-19 relief package includes $600 checks, but Trump and Democrats want to increase that amount to $2,000 on the basis that many Americans are…
Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of NDAA, 13 Members Uphold Veto
The Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021. The upper house on Friday afternoon passed the bill without the president’s signature with an 80–13 vote—the first time a Trump veto has been overridden. The debate over the bill was ended earlier in the day with…
‘Does Congress Know That This Is How Communism Starts?’: Trump Condemns Big Tech Policing of Free Speech
December 24, 2020
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President Donald Trump on Christmas Eve repeated his concerns over Big Tech censorship a day after he vetoed a defense-spending bill over Congress’s failure to remove liability protections for Silicon Valley’s social media companies. “Twitter is going wild with their flags, trying hard to suppress even the truth. Just shows how dangerous they are, purposely stifling…
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