Wyden, PK, Internet Association Blast Trump’s Tech Political Bias Tool
President Donald Trump’s new tool for publicly reporting instances of alleged political bias shows why the tech industry needs Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. Trump’s website is a "right-wing effort" to pressure platforms…
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to leave “vile content” online, Wyden said Thursday: Section 230 ensured “that private companies would be able to curate content online, without fear of bogus lawsuits or government interference.” Public Knowledge also blasted Trump’s tool. Senior Counsel John Bergmayer said that with claims of political bias, it “would welcome efforts from the Trump Administration to increase platform competition through the vigorous application of antitrust laws, interoperability initiatives, and similar endeavors.” Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman disputed that any platforms have ideological bias: “It would make no business sense for companies to stifle the speech of half -- or any significant portion -- their customers.”