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Section 230 repeal would trigger 1.1m lawsuits a year, tech industry group says

( January 12, 2026, 21:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: With pressure increasing on Congress to repeal or change Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the Computer and Communications Industry Association has released a report claiming that a repeal of Section 230's legal protections would lead to the filing of 1.1 million lawsuits per year, costing $190 billion in legal fees and driving down tech industry stock values to the point that it would impose "losses on each state’s average retirement savings of at least $12,000 per person."See attached report....

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