A News Media Perspective on Section 230, With David Chavern

03/17/21 • 27 min

David Chavern, CEO of a news industry trade association representing nearly 2,000 publishers, joins Ellysse and Ashley to discuss the impact of Section 230 on traditional media and the spread of misinformation, as well as how the news industry handles the issue of intermediary liability.

Mentioned

David Chavern, “The News Media and Section 230,” News Media Alliance, February 19, 2020.
David Chavern, “Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines,” Wired, September 14, 2020.
Sacha Baron Cohen, “Sacha Baron Cohen’s Keynote Address at ADL’s 2019 Never Is Now Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate,” ADL, November 21, 2019.
“H.R.8636 - Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act,” Congress.gov.
Roger McNamee, “Facebook Cannot Fix Itself. But Trump’s Effort to Reform Section 230 Is Wrong,” TIME, June 4, 2020.

Related

Ashley Johnson and Daniel Castro, “Fact-Checking the Critiques of Section 230: What Are the Real Problems?” (ITIF, February 2021).

03/17/21 • 27 min

Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet - A News Media Perspective on Section 230, With David Chavern

Transcript

David Chavern: We are forced to compete in that marketplace that the platforms have set up, where we have expensive, quality content and we’re competing against the worst, cheapest garbage you can have.

Ellysse Dick: Welcome to Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet, a series where we’re exploring the ins and outs of Section 230, one of the foundational laws that shaped the way information is shared in the digital age. I’m Ellysse Dick, Research Fel

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