What Is Section 230?

Finn explains why everyone is talking about an obscure US law known as section 230. In 1995, Prodigy, an internet company of the pre-Google and Facebook era, was sued for 200 million dollars. The ruling meant that online platforms would simply choose not to moderate content anymore. And the internet could become a cesspool of hate and toxicity. So they decided to tweak the law and introduce section 230. With just 26 words, in 1996, the internet changed forever. Over 3.5 billion people use social media platforms today.