to treat social media companies more like traditional publishers, holding them liable for terrorist propaganda and other dangerous content.
Still, lawmakers who want to rein in Section 230 are far from consensus on how exactly to change the law — giving the industry some reason to hope no changes are coming soon. But efforts to chip away at Section 230 in narrower, less politically charged ways could draw broader interest, as shown in Silicon Valley’sDemocratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, whose state for years has grappled with a rash of opioid overdose deaths, told POLITICO he hopes to sit down with leaders from social media companies "to see if they can rein this thing in without us having to do what we have to do.
Cruz, meanwhile, said he's “had a number of conversations" about legislation targeting Section 230 "with both Republican and Democratic senators," adding "I expect those conversations to continue."