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Reminder @SenTedCruz @SenateCommerce: Section 230 is about more than social media.
It's a massive disservice to American consumers to ignore harm done by marketplaces like Amazon, eBay & Etsy avoiding accountability for fraud, counterfeits & crime on their platforms. #Sec230
Congress considers sunsetting Section 230 w/ focus on social media cos, but proposed legislation would also have major impact on online marketplaces, removing "get out of liability free" card for Amazon, eBay, Etsy & more! ⚖️
#Sec230 $AMZN $EBAY $ETSY
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The Epstein Class is trying to OUTLAW the free internet!
As a result, PV will NO LONGER ISSUE ENDORSEMENTS to any candidates who won’t take a stand on these issues below:
Overview:
The bi-partisan elite, both in congress and through their corrosive market influences, are currently engaging in a campaign to restrict our internet freedoms. To put it simply, they are trying to privatize the Patriot Act and in doing so, exert more control over what is allowed to be discussed and who is allowed to participate in those discussions. We’ve gone from calls to regulate social media as a public utility to calls to abolish the democratic elements of social media entirely. In the last week alone we have seen several social media platforms comply in advance by cracking down on your free speech and mandating you upload your face and ID to ICE. We have to fight back to save the internet!
Battlefronts:
* The Effort to Repeal Section 230
* KOSA and other ID age verification laws around the world
* Platforms partnering with vendors like Persona to scrape Age Verification data to give to DHS/ICE and advertisers
* State Laws requiring ID to view porn websites
* Banning End-to-End encryption
Impact:
Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act protects online platforms from criminal and/or civil liability for all user generated content that does not violate federal law. Its repeal, as currently being championed by individuals like @SenatorDurbin, @amyklobuchar, and many others, would immediately lead to all social media sites mass banning users and mass removing any content of their platform that they deem as risky. It would make social media have to act like Cable TV where all aired content would need to be vetted for legal liability. Calls to boycott Israel would be labeled as anti semitism and thus likely blocked outright.
KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) and other age verification laws passed by various states, the UK, Australia, and Brazil would require everyone to upload their government ID to each website that contains anything the government or market deems to be 18+. This includes the obvious, but more insidiously it also refers to political speech. All those posts about ICE murdering American citizens would count. Accountability for any atrocity would become impossible. Worst of all, platforms are pre-capitulating to these laws against their interests as we have seen Discord recently attempt to do. Apple also announced it is going to require ID to download 18+ applications through the App Store. California today announced a new law that would require age verification at the operating system level.
West Virginia is suing Apple over end-to-end encryption. They claim this is to protect children but in reality it's to make it so the surveillance capabilities only the NSA could pull off would be possible by even your local police department.
This sounds too extreme or hyperbolic to be true, but it is!
Don’t take our word for it, see some of our sources in comments:
CALL YOUR LEGISLATURE: https://t.co/DS0Ug0n3Hg
#SaveSection230
@Ashkhen explains that #Sec230 is like the orangutan helping Punch the Monkey managing the “mean girls” in the monkey cage 🐒 (the Internet) @CatoInstitute
@CatoInstitute #Sec230 afternoon sessions kick off with @AriCohn @Ashkhen @billyez2 @GaryShapiro discuss platforms use & challenges of the responsibility around managing users content @jrhuddles thanks for discussing #Sec230 and #FreeSpeech protections
All this talk about protecting children online, yet when asked about Epstein or releasing the files…dead silence #VoteNoForKOSA #Sec230
And the thing is that she really wants us all to talk about it!!! Before it’s too late! Any derailment should be ignored because time is of essence SAVE #sec230
Internet privacy is actively collapsing while censorship rises under false pretenses about child protection. @TaylorLorenz is about the only person I see talking about it. I don't understand why more people aren't freaked out. We're barrelling towards the death of open Internet.
There is a law called #Section230 / #Sec230 which makes it so that social media companies like X are not accountable for the content on their site, if they were they would clean this up.
There is a REALLY good guy name James McGibney, he’s been on sev documentaries & I admire his dedication to fighting sextortion & other crimes that hurt others. He’s also a very nice person. Make sure you follow him @RealBullyVille he def deserves all of our support.
Congress considers sunsetting Section 230 w/ focus on social media cos, but proposed legislation would also have major impact on online marketplaces, removing "get out of liability free" card for Amazon, eBay, Etsy & more! ⚖️
#Sec230 $AMZN $EBAY $ETSY
https://t.co/kdcXSOuBFJ
Here's a list of the Cosponsors (so far) for the S.3546:
(Note: The HR 6746 hasn't gotten any cosponsors yet so Rep Hageman can have ALL the heat for the moment)
#sec230
#stoptherepealofsec230
On the eve of the Epstein files being released, the House and Senate introduced bills to gut Section 230, aka the bill that created the internet, to "protect kids online" from "abuse".
Someone let them know that repealing Section 230 let's pedophiles walk out of jail, free.
Great insights from @Paul_Lesko here - including the very interesting point that eBay is not pursuing a Section 230 defense. 🧐
$EBAY #Sec230
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In Daniel Grand v. eBay et al, a lawsuit testing eBay's Authenticity Guarantee in the purchase of a 1984 Star MJ...the defendants' answers to the complaint are beginning to roll in...starting with eBay's!
But before we get there, if you want a reminder on this case, here ya go.
Amazon, eBay, Facebook, & other ecommerce marketplaces angle for last minute Section 230 reprieve while bracing for impact of new CA law aimed at curbing sale of stolen goods online. ⚖️
What you need to know about CA SB1144 👇
$AMZN $EBAY $META #Sec230
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Plus if eBay can keep Congress distracted by spectre of scary smash & grab brick & mortar ORC, they may be convinced passing CORCA is enough, so there's no need to tangle w/ the elephant in the room - Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. #Sec230
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@AFergusonFTC @FTC I'd love to see you & @BrendanCarrFCC team up to tackle how Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy etc use Section 230 as a shield to avoid liability for billions of $/yr in fraud, stolen, counterfeit & illegal goods. 💸
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As @unsuckEBAY's #Sec230 parody aptly points out, Section 230 often acts as a "get out of liability free card" - allowing large corps like $EBAY to avoid accountability for fraud, counterfeits, stolen goods & other illegal activity on their sites. 👎
https://t.co/nmzQUVHMMy
Some think #Section230 is just about Free Speech. Others know it's a get-out-of-liability-free card...if you play the game right
Ever wonder how big platforms game the system, dodge accountability while avoiding legacy media scrutiny?
Here's a fictional parody on that:
🧵👇
BREAKING: DOJ has filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss their appeal of Section 230 ruling in EPA lawsuit which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their site.
That means the appeal with not move forward & the previous ruling will stand. ⚖️
$EBAY #Sec230
📢Big #Sec230 news: DOJ has requested extension of time to file opening brief to appeal Section 230 dismissal in EPA case which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their platform last year. ⚖
$EBAY
Today is the day - will DOJ move forward to appeal Section 230 dismissal of EPA lawsuit against eBay for illegal items sold on their platform?
Value Added Resource will be keeping an eye on the docket as filing is due by end of day - stay tuned for updates! ⚖
$EBAY #Sec230
📢Big #Sec230 news: DOJ has requested extension of time to file opening brief to appeal Section 230 dismissal in EPA case which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their platform last year. ⚖
$EBAY
Reminder: eBay has a lot riding on #Sec230, including potential ~$2B fine if DOJ decides to move forward with appeal of EPA lawsuit against the company that was dismissed last year on Section 230 grounds. ⚖️
$EBAY
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📢Big #Sec230 news: DOJ has requested extension of time to file opening brief to appeal Section 230 dismissal in EPA case which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their platform last year. ⚖
$EBAY
Illinois lawmakers consider legislation that could hold both online sellers & marketplaces responsible for product liability, but eBay Mainstreet lobbying hopes to stop the proposed law in its tracks. ⚖️
$EBAY #Sec230
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Despite saying they're not the seller of these goods, it doesn't appear StockX pursued Section 230 defense.
Since StockX authenticates all items, they have greater involvement & may be considered the creator of content re: authenticity, which could negate #Sec230 protection. 🤔
NY district court hands down partial summary judgment in Nike v StockX lawsuit, ruling StockX is liable for sale of 37 pairs of counterfeit sneakers. 👟
$NKE #laceemup
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@AFergusonFTC @FTC Will that include addressing how Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy etc use Section 230 as a shield to avoid liability for billions of $/yr in fraud/sale of stolen, counterfeit & illegal goods while American consumers & small businesses suffer devastating harm?
https://t.co/2uhhIPn9aw
#Sec230 states: "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider."
But in this example, the "content" (listing details) provided by the seller did *not* include the word vegan or indicate in any way that the cake in question was vegan - in fact, the information provided by the seller explicitly indicated otherwise in the form of ingredient and allergen lists which included eggs and milk products.
So where did the buyer who left a negative review get the idea this item was vegan?
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