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The FTC Wants More Control Over Online Speech. That’s A Big Problem
Late last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for public comment on so-called “tech censorship.” America has a vibrant and successful market-driven system for content…
America has a vibrant and successful market-driven system for content moderation, enabled by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to set their own rules, while users decide where to engage. This diversity has created a vibrant marketplace of ideas, fueling the success of both large and small companies, while cementing the U.S. as the global leader in internet technology and online speech. Moving forward on this basis could harm companies’ protected interests in choosing what kind of content appears on their platforms, and result in worse outcomes for American consumers.
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