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Peter Welch: “It's an astonishing benefit that your industry has that no…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Questions Big Tech CEOs on Failure to Protect Children Online

Published | Video Starts at 05:11

Senator Whitehouse asked you all to get back very concretely about section 230 and your position on that. But It's an astonishing benefit that your industry has that no other industry has. They just don't have to worry about being held accountable in court if they're negligent. So you've got some explaining to do. And I'm just reinforcing Senator Whitehouse's request that you get back specifically about that. And then finally I want to ask about this notion. (05:11–05:26)

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Asserts that the tech industry has unique legal protections against negligence.

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