Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Eliminate Protections for Unlawful Material Online

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced legislation targeting a decades-old law that gives internet platforms legal liability protection from content posted by third parties. The bill — the Stop Shielding Culpable Platforms Act — would yank those protections from companies that “knowingly peddle unlawful material” such as child pornography on their sites.

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