“A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.”
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This section repeals Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230). (As background, Section 230 provides providers and users of interactive computer services acting in good faith with immunity from civil liability for third-party content and certain moderation decisions, a protection foundational to online platforms.) It makes conforming amendments to 10 statutes—including the Communications Act of 1934, Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1127), titles 17, 18, 21, 27, 28, and 31 of the U.S. Code, Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841), Webb-Kenyon Act (27 U.S.C. 122b), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 941)—by (1) striking references to Section 230 and generally replacing them with references to Section 223 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 223, concerning restrictions on communications obscene to minors); (2) in the Trademark Act, striking the prior definition of "Internet" (cross-referencing Section 230) and inserting "the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet switched data networks"; and (3) striking certain other provisions referencing Section 230 protections. The repeal and amendments take effect two years after enactment.