Hi policy-interested folks & US Wikimedians,
The ACM is hosting a panel discussion on Section 230 with some
distinguished legal scholars next week that may be of interest. Free but
registration is required. Since the HTML flyer below probably won't come
through the list here's the text:
https://www.acm.org/articles/bulletins/2020/november/ustpc-panel-on-section…
"For decades, the responsibility—and legal liability—of internet platforms
like Facebook and Twitter has been governed by Section 230 of the
Communications Decency Act <https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230>.
On Wednesday, November 18 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM EST, please plan to join a
panel of experts from ACM’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC)
<https://www.acm.org/public-policy/ustpc> to learn more about this key law
and participate in a deep-dive discussion of how courts have interpreted
Section 230, why policymakers are calling for its repeal or amendment, and
what effect the President’s May 28, 2020 Executive Order
<https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10484> concerning
social media platforms may have."
Samuelson and Weitzner are both outstanding scholars in the field, bridging
academia and public policy.
-- Phoebe
ACM Bulletin Archives <https://www.acm.org/membership/acm-bulletin-archive>
November 12, 2020
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*USTPC Panel on Section 230 of Communications Decency Act, November 18*
[image: to view image click on]For decades, the responsibility—and legal
liability—of internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter has been governed
by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
<https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230>. On *Wednesday, November
18 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM EST*, please plan to join a panel of experts from
ACM’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC)
<https://www.acm.org/public-policy/ustpc> to learn more about this key law
and participate in a deep-dive discussion of how courts have interpreted
Section 230, why policymakers are calling for its repeal or amendment, and
what effect the President’s May 28, 2020 Executive Order
<https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10484> concerning
social media platforms may have.
Section 230: The Origins and Future of Online Content Control and Liability
in the US
<https://www.acm.org/public-policy/ustpc/ustpc-panel-on-communications-decency-act-section-230>
- *Andy Grosso* (Moderator), Chair of USTPC’s Law Subcommittee and
former Assistant US Attorney;
- *Mark Rasch*, founder of the US DOJ's Computer Crime Unit and
Cyber-Forensics practice and frequent media commentator;
- *Pam Samuelson*, ACM Fellow, author of “Legally Speaking” columns
for *Communications
of the ACM*, and Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law and
Information at the University of California, Berkeley; and
- *Danny Weitzner*, Chair of USTPC’s Digital Governance Subcommittee and
Founding Director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative
The Zoom event is free and open to all. *No registration is required, but
to attend, please RSVP to acmpo(a)acm.org <acmpo(a)acm.org?subject=Sec%20230>
and be sure to put “Sec 230” on the Subject line of your email*.
*EVENT ZOOM INFORMATION*
*Topic*: ALL-USTPC "SEC 230" PANEL AND DISCUSSION
*Time and Date*: *Tuesday, November 18, 2020, 5:00 to 6:30 PM EST* (US and
Canada)
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