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Communications Act of 1934 (view source)
Revision as of 13:31, October 19, 2019
, 13:31, October 19, 2019Conservatives being shadow banned, censored, harassed, etc by online platforms.
The '''Communications Act of 1934''' is a law signed on June 19, 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] as well as transferred regulation of telephone services from the [[Interstate_Commerce_Commission|ICC]] to the newly created [[FCC]].
The '''Communications Act of 1934''' is a law signed on June 19, 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] as well as transferred regulation of telephone services from the [[Interstate_Commerce_Commission|ICC]] to the newly created [[FCC]].
One section of the law, 230, was created as part of a 1996 update to the law in order to include references to the Internet. This section provides a legal "safe harbor" for content systems that host third party user content. [[Facebook]] is an example of this.
One section of the law, 230, was created as part of a 1996 update to the law in order to include references to the Internet. This section provides a legal "safe harbor" for content systems that host third party user content. Several prominent conservative legislators have taken aim at section 230 of the CDA as a way to resolve [[Shadow banning]] and censorship of conservative voices by online platforms. [[Facebook]] is an example of this.
[[Category: United States Law]]
[[Category: United States Law]]