Is Section 230 a Foundational and Necessary Law?

Section 230 is a foundational and necessary law. It lowers barriers to people sharing their own content online. Without it, platforms would be forced to vet any content that people are posting because they wouldn't want to then be liable for everything users say and do. Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights of the Free Press: "The test right now should not be whether a platform filters or recommends content"