Q&A with Senator Chuck Grassley

Q&A with Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What is Section 230?

SEN. GRASSLEY: Q&A - Time to End Section 230

Q: What is Section 230? A: Section 230 refers to the federal statute that provides legal immunity to Big Tech. The outdated law shields social media platforms and prevents parents and victims from seeking justice from online harm. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’m co-sponsoring the bipartisan Sunset Section 230 Act to repeal this provision of the Communication Decency Act of 1996. This nearly 30-year old measure was written to g…