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Carr Links Section 230 Immunity to Acting in Good Faith

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Ted Hearn

Nov 24, 2024 — 2 min read

Screenshot of incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr with radio host Dana Loesch

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2024 – Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr continues to believe the agency has a role in defining the limits of a law that provides broad immunity to online publishers and social media platforms.

Carr, in an interview Friday, said immunity found in Section 230 of the Communications Act applied to the extent covered entities acted in good faith. He questioned whether reliance on online news watchdogs like NewsGuard was a sign of good faith.

"Companies only get these special what we call Section 230 protections if they engage, as relevant here, in good faith conduct. And is relying on something like NewsGuard really good faith?" said Carr, a Republican FCC Commissioner since 2017.

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