ANALYSIS: For Thomas, Reining in Section 230 Means Showing Flaws

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ efforts to rein in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act were once again thwarted when the high court in July denied review of a case about immunity from liability for social media platforms.

By doing so, the court chose “not to address whether social-media platforms—some of the largest and most powerful companies in the world—can be held responsible for their own misconduct,” Thomas said in his dissent to the denial.

Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the dissent, where Thomas highlighted the conflicting arguments social media platforms make in two separate cases—which conceivably could dismantle ...