| Why startups have so much riding on one law's future |
| | Good morning,
When Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was enacted in 1996, the internet was a far smaller and friendlier place.
The controversial law--which frees online platforms of legal responsibility for most of the content that their users post--passed during the early days of the dot-com bubble, before many of today’s tech giants were even born. Section 230 helped enable the astounding growth of tech firms that rely on third-party content, like Facebook and Twitter. Now, with calls to repeal the law coming from across the political spectrum, it's fair to ask whether startups in 2021 could still thrive without its protections.
Critics of repealing 230 argue that new platforms, fearful of mountains of litigation, will opt to no longer allow any third-party content at all. Some fear that repeal could end the free internet as we know it. But even among the anti-repeal factions in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, there's a growing consensus that the law is in need of some sort of reform.
Read our story to learn what kinds of alterations are on the table, and how those changes could transform the way small businesses operate. |
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