Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs Subpoenaed to Testify Before Senate on Section 230 Protections
Subpoenas have been issued to the CEOs of the big three social media companies compelling them to appear before a Senate committee to testify on the subject of whether or not they shouldn’t be held liable for content on their platforms.
The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously voted to subpoena Sundar Pichai of Google, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, and Jack Dorsey of Twitter, to testify on the matter of the Communications Decency Act.
#ICYMI: Today the Committee unanimously approved authorizations to issue subpoenas to Big Tech CEOs.
Public testimony from these CEOs is critical as the Committee considers several proposals to reform the Communications Decency Act.
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— Senate Commerce Republicans (@SenateCommerce) October 1, 2020
Under Section 230 of the social media platforms and other websites that publish user-based content are not liable, in most cases, for the content posted by users. This is juxtaposition to laws that govern traditional publishers who can be subject to lawsuits for liable and slander.