From: telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org   
      
   by Jeffrey D. Neuburger   
      
   On July 27, 2020, the Commerce Department submitted a petition   
   requesting the FCC initiate a rulemaking to clarify the provisions of   
   Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Unrelated, but   
   part of the same fervor in Washington to "rein in social media," the   
   leaders of the major technology companies appeared before the House   
   Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee at a hearing yesterday, July 29,   
   2020, to discuss the Committee's ongoing investigation of competition   
   in the digital marketplace, where some members inquired about content   
   moderation practices. Moreover, last month, a pair of Senators   
   introduced the PACT Act, a targeted (but still substantial) update to   
   the CDA (and other CDA reform bills are also being debated, including   
   a bill to carve out sexually exploitative material involving children   
   from the CDA`s reach).   
      
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