FB, Twitter CEOs oppose changes that may allow US govt to dictate content

The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter have vehemently opposed any changes that would allow the US government to dictate content moderation, saying these platforms are a new industry and should have a different regulatory model. While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, along with the lawmakers, have agreed on the need to make necessary changes in the controversial Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, the two social media heads said they opposed any changes that would allow the government to dictate content moderation.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 generally provides immunity for website publishers from third-party content and says no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.