Platform Liability Doesn’t – And Shouldn’t - Depend on Content Moderation Practices

In April 2018, House Republicans held a hearing on the “Filtering Practices of Social Media Platforms” that focused on misguided claims that Internet platforms like Google, Twitter, and Facebook actively discriminate against conservative political viewpoints. Now, a year later, Senator Ted Cruz is poised to take the Senate down the same path: he's leading a hearing this week on “Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse.” From EFF.