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What is Section 230 of Communications Decency Act?

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   QUESTION: What is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?

   ANSWER: Section 230 "is one of the most valuable tools for protecting
   freedom of expression and innovation" on the internet, according to the
   Electronic Frontier Foundation, a U.S.-based global nonprofit digital
   rights group.

   The original purpose of the 1996 Communications Decency Act was to
   restrict free speech on the internet, the EFF said. The Supreme Court,
   however, struck down anti-free speech provisions after objections from
   the internet community, including the EFF.

   Section 230 says, in part, that "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."

   Q: What is an interactive computer service?

   A: An interactive computer service is partially described in the CDA as