Everyone’s favorite punching bag, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, made its way to the Supreme Court this week in Gonzalez v. Google. The Gonzalez case confronts the scope of Section 230, and in particular examines whether platforms are liable for algorithms that target users and recommend content. The stakes are high: Recommendation algorithms underpin much of our experience online (search! social media! online commerce!)—so the case spawned dozens of friend-of-the-court briefs, hundreds of webinars and tweet threads, and new wrinkles for people who love the internet. So basically, it’s my idea of a good time.
Source: Section 230 Is a Load-Bearing Wall—Is It Coming Down? | The Markup