In 1975 a slick, well-dressed man eased himself through our front door. He was selling the Encyclopedia Britannica door to door. The price for 32 volumes was “just” $1400! Now, encyclopedias are obsolete, and up-to-date information on Wikipedia is available. The internet has enabled access to podcasts, news, educational material, and much more, mostly for free, to billions of users. The easy flow of information has transformed our society. Big Tech and Big Data have created new and complex problems that require new laws. – Should Facebook and Twitter ban the ex-US president from their platforms? Should social media platforms exercise their power to control free speech? Do they get to choose between liberal and conservative views on their platforms? These are the concerns of users, legislators, and the CEOs of the Big Tech companies. – If Apple can start reporting iPhones carrying child pornography pictures, what else about our private lives can be captured or subpoenaed by the government? – Can YouTube videos be admissible in court? What if they are doctored? Is YouTube (part of Google/Alphabet) liable for allowing users to post falsified videos? In 1996, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (CDA) became law, after much debate but not much media coverage. The House, the Senate, and a nonprofit group called Electronic Frontier Foundation whose mission is “to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation” worked together made it happen. There are...
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