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Lori Trahan: “Congress passed Section 230 back in 1996, before social…”

Featuring: Lori Trahan, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 3rd Congressional District

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Daily Pulse: June 15, 2026 (Congresswoman Trahan Talks AI)

Published | Video Starts at 19:44

And I'll just use the example again. I mean, one of the reasons why social media is really, they almost feel like untouchables in our society is because Congress passed Section 230 back in 1996, before social media was even like, like dreamt of. That gave them a liability shield, a very broad liability shield that prevents Congress today from putting all sorts of guardrails in place. (19:44–19:51)

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Asserts that Section 230 was passed by Congress in 1996, before the advent of social media.

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