47 U.S. Code § 230 - Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material (original) (raw)

[1] So in original. Probably should be “subparagraph (A).”

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 509 of Pub. L. 104–104, which directed amendment of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) by adding section 230 at end, was executed by adding the section at end of part I of title II of the Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress and amendments by sections 101(a), (b), and 151(a) of Pub. L. 104–104 designating §§ 201 to 229 as part I and adding parts II (§ 251 et seq.) and III (§ 271 et seq.) to title II of the Act.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–164, § 4(b), Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1254, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018], and the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply regardless of whether the conduct alleged occurred, or is alleged to have occurred, before, on, or after such date of enactment.”

Savings

Pub. L. 115–164, § 7, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1255, provided that:

“Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit or preempt any civil action or criminal prosecution under Federal law or State law (including State statutory law and State common law) filed before or after the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018] that was not limited or preempted by section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230), as such section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.”

Sense of Congress

Pub. L. 115–164, § 2, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1253, provided that:

“It is the sense of Congress that—

“(2)

websites that promote and facilitate prostitution have been reckless in allowing the sale of sex trafficking victims and have done nothing to prevent the trafficking of children and victims of force, fraud, and coercion; and

“(3)

clarification of such section is warranted to ensure that such section does not provide such protection to such websites.”

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