DOJ to Seek Congressional Curbs on Immunity for Internet Companies
If the Department of Justice gets its way, Congress will take action to force social media internet companies such as Facebook, Alphabet, Google and Twitter to better manage their content in more “fair and consistent ways,” and to take responsibility for what’s in that content.
The move follows Trump administration and GOP complaints about alleged arbitrary censorship on the part of the social media companies. While these companies claim they are impartial in what content they flag or take down, administration officials say “online censorship goes far beyond the issue of free speech” and that the companies are operating “with a liberal bias.”
The tech industry opposes the regulations.
SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal (archive) September 23, 2020