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Companies are taking a broad interpretation of Section 230 and claim that the law shields tech companies from all liability for their platform[1], online and off, and not just liability for hosting user created content.

Lower level courts seem to agree with them, although one such case has been fought all the way to the Supreme Court[2].

[1] https://www.lawfareblog.com/herrick-v-grindr-why-section-230...

[2] https://www.americanbar.org/groups/diversity/women/publicati...




So just having a web shop shields you for example from the consequences of selling counterfeit goods? How does that work?


They'll argue that they aren't liable for the crimes that users of their platform commit using their platform and cite Section 230 of the CDA.


Which makes no sense, since CDA's Section 230 is saying nothing about being an accomplice to crimes, only about not being treated as the publisher or speaker of some information.


I agree, and there's a case that's gone to the Supreme Court over this, so we'll see how they rule.




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