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Abstract
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 was enacted to provide distributors of materials found on Internet computer services with immunity from liability based on the content, nature, veracity, or truthfulness of posted materials. Critics maintain that Section 230 acts as a shield for Internet predators, sex traffickers, prostitution, and obscenity. Others maintain that recent legislation is nothing more than an attempt at censorship, which may actually do more harm than good. Interestingly, President Trump vetoes the Defense Authorization Act partly because it did not contain an overhaul of Section 230. Is it time for a reappraisal of Section 230?