PACT Act Section 230 ‘Fix’ Could Harm Adult Platforms (YNOT)

WASHINGTON — Congress is developing several proposals to overhaul technology platform liability shields outlined under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and John Thune, R-South Dakota, reintroduced the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act. The proposal intends to update Section 230 to make platform content moderation practices more transparent and hold interactive computer services accountable for supposedly violating free speech online.

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“Section 230 gave internet companies the flexibility to grow the internet economy along with the responsibility of setting and enforcing reasonable rules on content,” said Schatz in a statement. Thune, a pro-Trump Republican politician, is standing with Schatz to change technology policy in the United States to benefit internet consumers. That might not be the case, though.

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