Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene throws support behind Section 230 repeal bill

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Holds Press Conference On Elon Musk Buying Twitter
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Standing beside a poster-sized printout of her suspended Twitter account, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced a new bill on Thursday to abolish Section 230 — the hotly debated law that protects tech companies from liability over what users post on their platforms.

Titled the 21st Century FREE Speech Act, Greene’s measure serves as the House companion to a Senate version of the bill introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) last year. The bill would repeal Section 230 and replace it with language requiring “reasonable, non-discriminatory access to online communications platforms” by classifying them as “common carriers.”

Greene’s announcement comes days after Elon Musk won a bid to take Twitter private at $54.20 a share, with Musk...

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