A Trump official has said that the DOJ will propose limiting Section 230 legal protections for online platforms like Facebook and Twitter
, are designed to push online platforms to be more aggressive in tackling harmful and illegal conduct on their websites and be more consistent on policing and taking down content they deem objectionable, a Trump official said.The changes proposed by the DOJ seek to remove legal protections afforded to platforms for third-party content or activity on their site that violates federal criminal law; currently, companies are shielded from legal action if their users post any illicit content.
The proposal also seeks to strip immunity for platforms in cases involving online child exploitation and sexual abuse, terrorism or cyberstalking. The proposal seeks limit immunity for content moderation or removal decisions to those done in"good faith," which means a platform and can only label or remove content in a manner that fits with its terms of service and with reasonable explation,Such a change could make a platform liable to legal action if they, for instance, for instance, take down content or ban an account that didn't break their rules.
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