A News Media Perspective on Section 230, With David Chavern

David Chavern, CEO of a news industry trade association representing nearly 2,000 publishers, joins Ellysse and Ashley to discuss the impact of Section 230 on traditional media and the spread of misinformation, as well as how the news industry handles the issue of intermediary liability.

Mentioned

• David Chavern, “The News Media and Section 230,” News Media Alliance, February 19, 2020.
• David Chavern, “Section 230 Is a Government License to Build Rage Machines,” Wired, September 14, 2020.
• Sacha Baron Cohen, “Sacha Baron Cohen’s Keynote Address at ADL’s 2019 Never Is Now Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate,” ADL, November 21, 2019.
•  “H.R.8636 - Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act,” Congress.gov.
• Roger McNamee, “Facebook Cannot Fix Itself. But Trump’s Effort to Reform Section 230 Is Wrong,” TIME, June 4, 2020.

Related

•  Ashley Johnson and Daniel Castro, “Fact-Checking the Critiques of Section 230: What Are the Real Problems?” (ITIF, February 2021).