Beto O'Rourke goes after key immunity for social media companies if they allow users to incite violence

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Beto O'Rourke goes after key immunity for Big Tech companies following El Paso shooting

The plan would require "large internet platforms to adopt terms of service to ban hateful activities, defined as those that incite or engage in violence, intimidation, harassment, threats, or defamation targeting an individual or group based on their actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

The plan doesn't just apply to Big Tech companies. Companies of all sizes would be liable if they host content that promotes violence. If enacted, these platforms would likely have to amend their policies and removal processes or face a greater threat of legal repercussions. In his latest stance, O'Rourke joins his former opponent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, to whom he narrowly lost a bid for the state's Senate seat last year. Cruz's motivations for opposing the legal protection for tech companies are far different, however. During a debate leading up to the 2018 election, Cruz

 

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Def no slippery slope or room for interpretation here. No thanks.

jc_dahlstrom He’s our new president

Slippery slope there, Roberto.

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