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John Curtis: “Section 230, as I understand, was originally designed to…”

Featuring: John Curtis, Republican | U.S. Senate Utah

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'Imagine For A Moment...': John Curtis Explains Section 230 By Comparing AI To The Post Office

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

Does it come in conflict with the Second Amendment? Before you answer that, I'll ask you to answer it, but I want to put this in context with my Second question. Section 230, as I understand, was originally designed to protect platforms from the liability of a third party message or a third party search. if that makes sense. The best analogy I've been able to think of is the Post Office. So imagine for a moment that I mail a letter to you and the Post Office delivers that letter. (01:11–01:23)

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Asserts that Section 230 was designed to protect platforms from liability for third-party content.

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