Inglés - C1.3 - The 26 Words That Made The Internet What It Is

What does Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 protect websites from?

What happened to Ken Zeran after a hoax ad was posted with his phone number on AOL?

What was the outcome of the Zeran vs. AOL case?

What did the ruling in the Zeran case enable?

How many times has the Zeran case been cited in legal opinions?

What can tech companies do regarding the content posted on their platforms?

What does the current interpretation of Section 230 mean for social media companies?

What is the current bipartisan energy in Congress regarding Section 230?

What is Ken Zeran's stance on the current system regarding Section 230?

What is the current state of the system regarding Section 230?

The 26 words in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 protect websites from being legally responsible for what their users post.
Ken Zeran sued AOL after someone posted a hoax ad with his phone number on the platform, leading to harassment.
Zeran lost the case, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that websites cannot be sued for user-generated content.
This ruling formed the legal foundation for the Internet we know today, enabling the growth of social media and other websites that allow user-generated content.
The Zeran case has been cited in legal opinions 350 times.
Tech companies can set their own rules about what can and cannot be posted on their platforms.
The current interpretation of Section 230 means that social media companies cannot be held legally responsible for harmful or abusive content posted by users.
There is bipartisan energy in Congress to rewrite Section 230 and make tech companies more accountable for illegal posts.
Ken Zeran supports a fix to the current system, even though it is too late for him.
The current system is not working well, and change is inevitable.