Tech’s Legal Shield Appears Likely to Survive as Congress Focuses on Details

Former President Donald J. Trump called multiple times for repealing the law that shields tech companies from legal responsibility over what people post. President Biden, as a candidate, said the law should be “revoked.” But the lawmakers aiming to weaken the law have started to agree on a different approach. They are increasingly focused on eliminating protections for specific kinds of content rather than making wholesale changes to the law or eliminating it entirely. That has still left them a question with potentially wide-ranging outcomes: What, exactly, should lawmakers cut? Some small steps — like pushing for content to be taken down after a court order — could earn the support of tech companies. But others, like stripping immunity from all ads, would probably not. Supporters of Section 230 say even small changes could hurt vulnerable people.