Senators Planning Revisions to Section 230 Internet Protections

U.S. regulators are preparing to take fresh aim at Facebook, Google and other tech giants, unveiling new efforts to combat online content that harms or abuses children — and hold Silicon Valley responsible for its spread. The heightened activity in Washington reflects the government’s simmering frustration with Silicon Valley, along with a growing appetite to rethink decades-old federal laws that spare profitable, popular tech platforms from being held liable for dangerous content that goes viral on their services.