Sen. Dick Durbin’s effort to repeal the law that protects online platforms from legal liability for users’ posts seems to be well-intentioned. Durbin thinks it’ll help combat child sexual abuse materials, fentanyl, and other undoubtedly awful things.
But as Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Director or Advocacy Seth Stern writes for the Chicago Sun-Times, “the road to censorship is paved with good intentions.”
Stern writes that “Every parent, myself included, worries about social media. But repealing Section 230 will only empower the worst offenders and bankrupt their competition. Using a cudgel where a scalpel is needed is Trump’s game. Democrats can do better.”
You can read the op-ed here.
