Bill Removes Liability Protection for Health Misinformation

What’s happening? Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill this week to strip online platforms like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. of liability protections if their technology spreads misinformation about coronavirus vaccines or other public-health emergencies.

Why is this important? The bill tracks a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate that says the majority of misinformation comes from 12 social media users.

How will this be important? Tech Leaders have indicated a modicum of support for amending the liability protection in Section 230, a provision in the 1996 Communications Decency Act

Market Watch | Bill aims to strip Facebook, Twitter of protections for spreading health misinformation