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No Section 230 shield for platforms knowingly distributing CSAM, US Sen. Hawley argues

( March 12, 2026, 17:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Josh Hawley urged the US Supreme Court to review a case bringing privacy and sex-trafficking claims against X Corp. in order to rule that nothing in the text, structure, or history of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields internet platforms that knowingly possess and distribute child pornography. “Treating Section 230 as a totalizing shield collapses an important distinction: cases where internet platforms distribute, but do not publish, content that they know or should have known is illegal,” Hawley said.See attached file. ...

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