Research Libraries and Section 230

For the first time, the US Supreme Court will consider the scope of the safe harbor provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 protects online service providers—including libraries—from liability for speech by their users. The issue before the court in the case of Gonzalez v. Google is whether Section 230’s liability protections apply to targeted recommendations of third-party content.

This eight-minute presentation discusses Section 230 and ARL's involvement in this case.