The Wild West shall continue on social media sites….
The site’s themselves do NOt have to censor some comments which come off as offensive, hurtful or even violent….
Elton Musk can smile….
The court’s narrowly focused rulings sidestepped requests to limit a law that protects social media platforms from lawsuits over content posted by their users, even if the platform’s algorithms promote videos that laud terrorist groups. That law, Section 230, has emerged as a lightning rod in the politically polarized debate over the future of online speech, as tech companies come under increased pressure to police offensive, harmful and violent posts on their platforms.
The court’s decision was a victory for tech companies and their surrogates, which have been running extensive lobbying and advocacy campaigns to defend Section 230 in Washington. Changes to the law, they say, could open a floodgate of litigation that would squash innovation and make it impossible for many popular websites to operate…
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Section 230 has been denounced by politicians from both parties who are increasingly concerned over the power that tech companies have over what posts and videos people see online….
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It was clear at oral arguments that the justices were reluctant to make significant changes to the law. “We’re a court,” Justice Elena Kagan said at the time, adding that she and her colleagues “are not like the nine greatest experts on the internet.”