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SENATOR MCCONNELL wants to examine Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Twitter ^ | Dec 29 | Sen. Mitch McConnell

Posted on 12/29/2020 12:21:32 PM PST by RandFan

Sen. Mitch McConnell: There's "growing willingness on both sides of the aisle to at least re-examine the special legal protections afforded to technology companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: bigtech; cdasection230; censorbusting; censorship; factchecking; ky; rico; senate
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I wonder what will come of this?
1 posted on 12/29/2020 12:21:33 PM PST by RandFan
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China Mitch wants to extort some payments to look the other way. This is how it’s done.


2 posted on 12/29/2020 12:25:13 PM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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Meaningless and he will do nothing. But it does indicate he hears us enough to understand what he needs to pretend like he cares about it.
He is trying to placate some hostility. He thinks he can throw Trump overboard but do a few things like this to placate our anger.


3 posted on 12/29/2020 12:25:26 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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Good, if something is done about this. Big tech is out of control.


4 posted on 12/29/2020 12:25:32 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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The “Senator” is signaling to big tech to send him a check so he can look into this.


5 posted on 12/29/2020 12:25:55 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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And he knows there isn’t the slightest chance of it passing the house.


6 posted on 12/29/2020 12:26:01 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. .... )
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I wonder what will come of this?

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If you are hoping this will level the playing field the the social media realm, I would posit the theory that it will not.

It would potentially give legitimate channels to challenge censorship, particularly in how it could be harming businesses. So for that reason alone, I think most of us would be for it.

But this was needed more than 10 years ago.
Twitter, Facebook, and Google have grown so big, they can afford legions and legions of lawyers. The small upstarts and medium sized companies cannot. In fact, I would suggest that it could open up a cold war by the big dogs to use litigation against up-and-coming competitors.


7 posted on 12/29/2020 12:28:09 PM PST by z3n
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That’s a message to those Big Tech companies to contribute to McConnell’s war chest and make other untraceable “donations.”


8 posted on 12/29/2020 12:29:08 PM PST by Bon of Babble (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Baby!)
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He thinks he can throw Trump overboard but do a few things like this to placate our anger.

And why wouldn't he? It's worked well for over 4 years. mcconnell is the definition of deep state, he's been behind everything that has been done to stifle the Tea Party, Trump and us.
9 posted on 12/29/2020 12:31:14 PM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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...to at least re-examine...

Which means absolutely nothin'. Huh! Say it again!

11 posted on 12/29/2020 12:34:42 PM PST by newfreep (The Communist/DNC VOTER FRAUD is Trump's ONLY opponent in 2020 election.)
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I have no faith in the RINOs since they cannot back President Trump!


12 posted on 12/29/2020 12:37:13 PM PST by LoveMyFreedom
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Google Facebook Twitter hire teams of lawyers bribes to ensue?.


13 posted on 12/29/2020 12:41:19 PM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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China Mitch cares not a whit about us. He will do what’s best for him and his cronies and pretend it’s good for us. I hate the man. He’s ugly on the inside as well as out.


14 posted on 12/29/2020 12:43:26 PM PST by tinamina
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The “Senator” is signaling to big tech to send him a check so he can look into this

THIS ^^^^


15 posted on 12/29/2020 12:46:28 PM PST by tinamina
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Nothing. Examine means nothing.


16 posted on 12/29/2020 12:46:56 PM PST by Starboard
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The “Senator” is signaling to big tech to send him a check so he can look into this

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Bingo! We have a winner.


17 posted on 12/29/2020 12:47:54 PM PST by Starboard
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McConnell is a POS. The fact that someone like him is the senate majority leader should be considered an unacceptable disgrace to Republican voters.


18 posted on 12/29/2020 12:49:52 PM PST by Starboard
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It never changes though. If it wasn’t him it would be someone like THUNE.

The system is broken.


19 posted on 12/29/2020 12:52:09 PM PST by RandFan
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“McConnell is a POS. The fact that someone like him is the senate majority leader should be considered an unacceptable disgrace to Republican voters.”

I agree. But it’s another example of how powerful the swamp is. And, further illustrates how the political cartel doesn’t give a rat’s behind about the people, or what they think, (those in the public that can actually think).


20 posted on 12/29/2020 12:53:26 PM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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