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alibero | 4 years ago

Yes, I skipped or paraphrased those parts of the bill to keep things short in a way that I thought made sense. But I think the message is unchanged with the full text. Namely that Section 230 would be amended to also state:

"NO EFFECT ON CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION LAW. Nothing in this section [NB Section 230] (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to impair or limit ... any charge in a criminal prosecution brought against a provider of an interactive computer service under State law regarding the advertisement, promotion, presentation, distribution, or solicitation of child sexual abuse material, as defined in section 2256(8) of title 18, United States Code;"

And so Section 230 protections to content providers would cease to apply* in cases of child secual exploitation law, I think.

* EDIT: Except for those points that would be added to Section 230 specifically regarding E2EE

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IncRnd|4 years ago

Good point. For this, I read the wording as Section 230 will not "impair or limit" child exploitation laws, not that Section 230 will cease to apply.