By: Douglas DeBettencourt It is no surprise that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has made its way back into the headlines once again. There have been many debates about what protections Section 230 provides to big tech companies and the extent of these protections. But what about big online retailers that sell third-party… Read More A Big Win for Big Tech in NY: A New Application of Section 230
By: Katie LePage As you’re lying in bed scrolling through social media, do you ever wonder how the pair of shoes you googled last week appeared in your Instagram feed? Well, that is because platforms, such as Instagram, have embedded algorithms in their systems to identify user’s interests and provide them with similar suggestions that will… Read More Are Social Media Algorithms Promoting Harmful Conduct?
Facebook and Twitter took steps to limit the spread of a series of articles published by the New York Post, which circulated unconfirmed claims about the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden. The Trump campaign took advantage of these newly implemented limiting measures, and asserted claims of censorship and called for the repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The conflict highlights the significance of having standardized policies outlining fact-checking procedures. Technology companies, like Facebook and Twitter, should devise such policies to better insulate themselves from future attacks in order to continue effectively combatting the spread of false information on the internet.… Read More Fake News: How Facebook and Twitter Are Combatting the Spread of False Information on Social Media