BGOV OnPoint: Big Tech’s Immunity Stays in Lawmakers’ Sights

The law protecting companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. from lawsuits over user-created content is facing continued strong criticism from both parties, despite partisan disagreements over how to change it.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, part of a 1996 law (Public Law 104-104), has been credited with the creation of social media. Judges have interpreted the liability protections broadly, shielding companies even in cases where they allegedly helped develop unlawful content.

But its future is in limbo. Both President Joe Biden, when he was a candidate, and former President Donald Trump called for the ...