DOJ to Propose Changes to Legal Shield for Tech Companies
- No. 2 official says tech firms going beyond intent of law
- Changes to Section 230 would threaten business models
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The Justice Department plans to propose changes to a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. amid criticism that the tech platforms carry material that promotes illicit conduct and suppresses conservative opinions.
The Justice Department is concerned that tech companies are expanding beyond the original intent of the liability provision, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, in order to immunize them from laws, Jeffrey Rosen, the department’s No. 2 official, said at a conference in Washington.