Commerce Department nominee advocates for Section 230 reform

Gov Gina Raimondo (D-RI), President Biden's nominee for Commerce Secretary, is pledging to use the tools at her disposal to pursue Section 230 reform, saying that she hopes to hold social media companies "accountable" for misinformation. "I would agree we need some reform on Section 230," said Gov Raimondo during her confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Commerce Committee. She said she would tap the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an agency within the Commerce Department, to "convene stakeholders, convene industry, consult … members of Congress to figure out the details of that reform." "I think platform accountability is important. I've seen in my own state that misinformation hurts people. We have to hold these companies accountable, we need platform accountability. But of course that reform would have to be balanced against the fact that these businesses rely upon user-generated content for their innovation, and they've created many thousands of jobs."