A firestorm erupted over Big Tech censorship of the news and calls for repealing their [[Section 230]] immunity. Facebook and Twitter and no longer service carriers of electronic communications, but rather now acting as fact-checkers of published information. Hence their immunity from prosecution for publishing [[libel]]ous and [[slander]]ous information - such as accusing President Trump of being a Russian spy for example - should be revoked. | A firestorm erupted over Big Tech censorship of the news and calls for repealing their [[Section 230]] immunity. Facebook and Twitter and no longer service carriers of electronic communications, but rather now acting as fact-checkers of published information. Hence their immunity from prosecution for publishing [[libel]]ous and [[slander]]ous information - such as accusing President Trump of being a Russian spy for example - should be revoked. |