The adjective “objectionable” means the same as offensive...

Sectioned: big tech and misinformation

Tech overlords are to be grilled by Congress – again. Today the bosses of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify virtually before two subcommittees of the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on the subject of “misinformation and disinformation plaguing online platforms”. There will probably be some hard questions asked, given the role that election misinformation played in the Capitol riots on January 6th. The session might prove more constructive than past hearings, potentially paving the way for change to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The 25-year-old legislation shields online platforms from liability for third-party content, no matter how objectionable, with just 26 words. Both those on the right and the left have their criticisms, and several competing bills circulate in Washington, proposing reform. Even Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, seems keen. In presubmitted testimony, he suggested that rather than being granted immunity, platforms should prove their ability to identify and remove “unlawful content”.

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