It seems almost everyone is unhappy with social media these days. A recent hearing featuring the CEOs of major tech companies revealed that Democrats are concerned about their size and power, while Republicans are convinced the major platforms intentionally discriminate against them.
Some conservatives blame Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for improperly insulating social media platforms from responsibility, and they want to alter or eliminate its protections for user-generated content on internet platforms. But as Jeff Kosseff explains in his book, “The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet,” Section 230 makes user-generated content possible, and weakening it would almost certainly make it harder, rather than easier, for conservatives to express themselves on social media platforms.
Please join us for a Zoom policy discussion with Jeff Kosseff, professor of cybersecurity law in the United States Naval Academy’s Cyber Science Department, and author of “The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet.” Jeff is an expert on cybersecurity, privacy and First Amendment law and is the author of a textbook on cybersecurity law. He has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. and M.P.P. from the University of Michigan.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
1:00 - 2:30 pm CENTRAL
For additional information or questions please contact
Addie Crimmins at addie@ipi.org or 512.787.8102