For almost 25 years, the preservation of Internet Freedom has been the hallmark of a thriving Digital Economy in the United States. The success has largely been attributed to a light touch Regulatory Framework and to section 230 of the communications decisions the act, the 26 words they created the internet. There is little dispute that section 230 played an early role ofthe Critical Development Online Platforms. It provides protection from liability to remove and moderate content that take what their users consider to be obscene, filthy,cinius, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable. This shield has been pivotal in protecting Online Platforms from but it has also given these internet platforms the ability to control, cycle, and even censor content in whatever manner. The time has come for that free pass to end. 230, 24 years of section much has changed. The internet is no longer in emerging technology. Companies before us today are no longer scrappy startups operat
Most republicans say theyre not fair to conservative speech, for that matter, conservative stories. Theyre more inclined to go after more liberal content. It went way beyond that to talk about the Business Model themself. Whether they need the protections of this 230, section 230 here you know a good deal about. This is part of the 1996 Telecommunications Act that would shield them from liability for third party speech, speech that seems to be offensive or just wrong but theyre calling into question whether that protection should be allowed to them or they should be treated like regular publishers of content. Theyre obviously deadset against that. To varying degrees their business depends on it. It is a reminder here that they are being called in. Democrats were questioning the timing of all of this. You know, right now, just days ahead of the election. But the fact of the matter is, theyre not done. Theyre in the lunch break. Gillian turner where this all stands, how long this could g
Fire up his base and his Coronavirus Diagnosis has made it even harder to divert attention from his much criticized handling of the pandemic. I have had straight over to washington now where our correspondent is standing by my trumps chief of staff says the president could be released from hospital today what can you tell us about his condition. Well frankly we dont know as weve heard weve seen a lot of conflicting information over the weekend with doctors painting this very sunny outlook like weve said he might possibly be released today but then off camera once reporters were able to ask more questions off the record both doctors and trauma staff are saying actually his oxygen levels have dropped twice here we know that hes on these drugs that are usually used to treat very severe cases of coded and its just really hard to parse what is the real information on his condition what is the white house in this is a white house that throughout his presidency has never been very forthcoming
Nearly 200 countries and. The no letup in the fighting between armenia and azerbaijan out of the disputed territory of the going out of cairo back the 2 countries project calls for pains talks as the conflict threatens to escalate into an all out war. Im rebecca races welcome to the program well were just 2 hours away from the 1st televised debate in the u. S. President ial election the republican incumbent donald trump will face off against his democratic challenger joe biden in the hotly awaited contest but candidates have been preparing intensely for tonights high stakes debate in Cleveland Ohio biden will step onto the stage with a significant late in the National Polls and more importantly with. Blades in k. Battleground states for donald trump its a crucial chance to claw back ground and reframe his campaign the showdown comes as the u. S. Faces multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic economic woes and rising racial tensions when its head straight to the u. S. And Wash
And strains on resources and countries with the most migrant arrivals under their proposals of Member States like hungary and poland which refuse to accept migrants but instead offer money equipment or personnel to help patrol the you borders. Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a berlin hospital hes been undergoing treatment there for poisoning since the beginning of the month of on the intends to return to russia once he has fully recovered germany has demanded answers from moscow over the poisoning but the kremlin says there is no evidence of any crime. This is g. W. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at news or visit our website w dot com. Alexander lukashenko has been president of bella ruse for 26 years he is known as europes last dictator today staying true to his moniker. Was sworn in in secret snow public ceremony no public protests it is impossible to predict what will happen next in this divided country tonight the leader of the