Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, the Department of Justice sent draft legislation to Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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Since Congress won't act, the DOJ went ahead and sent a draft bill to Congress. Which may get to committee, but don't hold your breath, because Congress doesn't like when other people do their job for them. But it lights a fire under them, if some powerful GOP Congress members adopt it and put their names on it.
You know lobbyists are screaming down the phone lines to their pet legislators to make sure this is blocked.
Read the article. First sentence:
Since Congress won't act, the DOJ went ahead and sent a draft bill to Congress. Which may get to committee, but don't hold your breath, because Congress doesn't like when other people do their job for them. But it lights a fire under them, if some powerful GOP Congress members adopt it and put their names on it.
You know lobbyists are screaming down the phone lines to their pet legislators to make sure this is blocked.