WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a current federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday .
Plans for such a conference come in the wake of a speech last month in which US Attorney General William Barr said that the Justice Department was"studying Section 230 and its scope." Barr said that"many are concerned that Section 230 immunity has been extended far beyond what Congress originally intended.
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