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“#Mark Zuckerberg recommends only slight changes to internet speech laws<\/strong>”
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\n Mark Zuckerberg agrees that \u201cSection 230\u201d needs to change, but he doesn\u2019t recommend changing it too much.<\/p>\n

The Facebook<\/a> CEO warned on Tuesday that there could be bad consequences to rolling back protections from Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act \u2014 a 1996 landmark federal law that gives online platforms some legal protections from the content that\u2019s posted by their users.<\/p>\n

In prepared testimony he\u2019s slated to give to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Zuckerberg warned that eliminating Section 230 protections could actually result in more censorship on the web, as companies will actively seek to avoid publishing anything that could get them into legal trouble. Without the law, tech companies could face liability for doing even basic moderation, such as removing hate speech and harassment, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout Section 230, platforms could potentially be held liable for everything people say,\u201d Zuckerberg said in prepared remarks<\/a> to the Senate Commerce Committee. Still, he added that \u201cCongress should update the law to make sure it\u2019s working as intended,\u201d and that \u201cWe stand ready to work with Congress on what regulation in these areas could look like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg on Wednesday is slated to testify to the Senate panel along with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Google boss Sundar Pichai. Section 230 has received withering criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike, including President Trump, who have questioned content-moderation decisions taken by the companies. Republicans in particular have accused Big Tech of concealing an anti-conservative bias, a claim that the companies strongly deny.<\/p>\n

FCC chairman Ajit Pai earlier this month sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley when he announced plans to \u201cclarify the meaning\u201d of Section 230 following explosive backlash against\u00a0Twitter and Facebook for blocking links to The Post\u2019s story on Hunter Biden\u2019s emails.<\/p>\n

In his own prepared remarks, Dorsey told lawmakers that weakening the law \u201ccould collapse how we communicate on the Internet, leaving only a small number of giant and well-funded technology<\/a> companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Twitter boss will urge \u201cthoughtfulness and restraint\u201d when developing regulatory solutions, warning that regulations that go too far \u201ccan further entrench companies that have large market shares.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, will reportedly urge the committee to be \u201cvery thoughtful\u201d about Section 230 changes, as well as \u201cvery aware of the consequences those changes might have on businesses and consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to discussions on reforming the law, the hearing will bring up issues about consumer privacy and media consolidation.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n