Internet Immunity and the Freedom to Code.

The author discusses the question of Internet content providers' liability regarding third-party content. He mentions Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1996 which shielded Internet providers from liability, the possible innovations in programming that such immunity encouraged,...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 62; no. 9; pp. 22 - 25
Autor principal: Goldman, Eric
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Sep2019
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Sumario:The author discusses the question of Internet content providers' liability regarding third-party content. He mentions Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1996 which shielded Internet providers from liability, the possible innovations in programming that such immunity encouraged, and the possible changes in Section 230 due to current regulations.