Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs divided on Section 230 reform


Zuckerberg, Pichai and Dorsey are set to testify before the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce about the spread of misinformation and disinformation online in the aftermath of the Jan 6 riots at the US Capitol. — AFP

Facebook Inc chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg supports reforming a decades-old US law that limits social media companies’ liability for content its users post online, while Google’s Pichai remained averse to any changes to the legal shield.

Zuckerberg, in prepared testimony ahead of a House hearing Thursday, called for making liability protection for Internet platforms conditional on having systems in place for identifying and removing unlawful material.

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