The MASSIVE Change Coming To Social Media

Have you heard of §230? Section 230 of the Communications Act? It's been giving social media companies a free pass ever since the 1990s. But it's all about to change.

The Federal Court (specifically, the federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals) recently released an opinion which questions 230 since algorithms in the 2020s aren't like those in 1990s. We break it all down in this episode. Here's a pdf link to the legal document of Anderson vs TikTok (Bytedance, Inc.) that we reference.

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - A girl died: Background to the Federal Court appeal

4:07 - Section 230

8:52 - Control without Responsibility (and Culpability) and Grey Area

18:12 - Morality, Theology, and Technology

27:43 - Regulating Markets and Sharing Responsibility

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