Evaluating Proposals to Amend Section 230, With Aaron Mackey

03/03/21 • 32 min

Aaron Mackey, staff attorney and free speech expert at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joins Ellysse and Ashley to evaluate recent proposals to amend or repeal Section 230 based on their potential impact and effectiveness.

Mentioned

“S.3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020,” Congress.gov.
“S.4534 - Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act,” Congress.gov.
“S.4632 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act,” Congress.gov.
“S.4066 - PACT Act,” Congress.gov.

Related

Ashley Johnson and Daniel Castro, “Proposals to Reform Section 230” (ITIF, February 2021).
Sophia Cope, Aaron Mackey, and Andrew Crocker, “The EARN IT Act Violates the Constitution,” EFF, March 31, 2020.
Aaron Mackey, “The PACT Act’s Attempt to Help Internet Users Hold Platforms Accountable Will End Up Hurting Online Speakers,” EFF, July 21, 2020.
Sophia Cope and Aaron Mackey, “The PACT Act Is Not The Solution To The Problem Of Harmful Online Content,” EFF, July 30, 2020.

03/03/21 • 32 min

Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet - Evaluating Proposals to Amend Section 230, With Aaron Mackey

Transcript

Aaron Mackey: There’s maybe a high-level agreement among Democrats and Republicans that 230 is some sort of problem, that something should be done, but then what should be done? And they pull in different directions.

Ellysse Dick: Welcome to Ellysse and Ashley Break the Internet, a series where we’re exploring the ins and outs of Section 230, a law that many want to change, but few can agree on how. I’m Ellysse Dick, Research Fellow at the Informat

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