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Section 230: The 90's law still governing the internet
Ian Explains: The 90's Law Still Governing The Internet | Section 230 | GZERO World
January 28, 2021
The technology of the 1990s looked nothing like today's connected world—and the internet hosted just a fraction of the billions of people who now use it every day. Yet, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996, is the law that governs rights and responsibilities of social media companies…that weren't even around when it was written. Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.
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