March Topic: The End of the Internet As We Know It?
The way social media companies work, the way they make their money, is based on recommending certain content to certain users. Should they be held liable if that content comes from a terrorist? Two blockbuster cases before the US Supreme Court hinge on that question and on Section 230, the federal law that protects social media companies from liability for the content that third parties post on their sites. The court’s ruling could have a huge impact on big tech and government regulation going forward. Learn more about these cases, Section 230, and implications for our democracy in a conversation with Maine expert Professor Scott Bloomberg of the UMaine School of Law.
Scott Bloomberg joined the University of Maine School of Law as an associate professor in August 2020. His research and writing focus on the areas of Cannabis Law, Privacy Law and the First Amendment Speech Clause, and Constitutional Law more generally. Professor Bloomberg is also the Director of Maine Law’s Information Privacy Law Certificate Program.
