Pai says Congress needs to legislate rules so that agency regulations, like net neutrality, don’t swing with the leader’s political affiliation.
Private parties can decide whose speech they want to distribute. That’s a First Amendment right, not a Section 230 right.
“I think Mr. Biden is less strident than Mr. Trump is. But Mr. Biden won’t lay off a lot.,” says Erik Gordon of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Social media companies are now in the business of trying to swat down misinformation, as is clear from the 2020 election.
Republicans and Democrats both want to have the laws changed, if for different reasons.
The Trump administration and some lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to change the way companies like Facebook handle problematic user posts.
After a turbulent year, big tech is bound to face more scrutiny.
