part 3: should cda 230 be modiﬁed to address political
disinformation?

As public discussion around the challenge posed by online disinformation
continues, there have been an increasing number of voices advocating for
modiﬁcation or removal of CDA 230. One recent op-ed in the Financial
Times characterized the provision as a “loophole,” arguing simply that
platform operators “no longer deserve the sort of blanket exemptions from
liabilities that companies in every other industry incur as a cost of doing
business” (Foroohar 2017). The Economist characterized the provision as an
“implicit subsidy” for online platforms, arguing that “giving platforms a free
pass is increasingly difﬁcult for regulators and courts: they simply have become
too important for the economy and society more generally” (The Economist
2017).
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