Section 230 Reform: A Mirror into the Divisive Socio-Political Landscape in America
Description
Over the past couple of years, the focus on the prevalence of hate-speech and misinformation on the internet has increased. Lawmakers feel that repealing or reforming Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act is the way to go, considering that the law has been used to protect companies from any liability in the past. In this podcast series, I will be explaining what Section 230 is, how it affects us, and what changes are being proposed. In doing so, I wish to shed a light on how the problems of the internet are not solely in the hands of social media giants and a 26-word long law, but all its users that make up our global community.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2021-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Avi, Pratyush
- Thesis director: Schmidt, Peter
- Committee member: Voorhees, Matthew
- Contributor (ctb): Computer Science and Engineering Program
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College