EARN IT Act of 2020

The EARN IT Act of 2020 (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020) is proposed legislation in the United States Congress that is aimed to amend Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230) of the Communications Act of 1934, which has historically allowed operators of websites to remove content from users that they deem inappropriate and provides them with immunity from civil lawsuits related to the content of such user. Section 230, which was the only surviving portion of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1996, has been attributed to allowing the Internet to flourish without fear of legal repercussions since its passage. However, a number of events in the 2010s led lawmakers to question the legal freedom that website operators have, and among other legislatio

EARN IT Act of 2020

The EARN IT Act of 2020 (Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020) is proposed legislation in the United States Congress that is aimed to amend Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230) of the Communications Act of 1934, which has historically allowed operators of websites to remove content from users that they deem inappropriate and provides them with immunity from civil lawsuits related to the content of such user. Section 230, which was the only surviving portion of the Communications Decency Act passed in 1996, has been attributed to allowing the Internet to flourish without fear of legal repercussions since its passage. However, a number of events in the 2010s led lawmakers to question the legal freedom that website operators have, and among other legislatio