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42 Rutgers Computer & Tech. L.J. 1 (2016)
Flawed but Fixable: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act at 20

handle is hein.journals/rutcomt42 and id is 11 raw text is: FLAWED BUT FIXABLE: SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT AT 20 Andrew P. Bolson, Esq.* I. INTRODUCTION ....................1...................... II. ORIGINS OF SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATION DECENCY ACT ................ ....................... 2 III. IMPLICATIONS OF SECTION 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT ................ ....................... 9 IV. PROPOSALS TO FIX SECTION 230...................... 11 V. CONCLUSION ................................... ....... 17 I. INTRODUCTION 2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), one of the most significant and controversial laws of the Internet Age.' This law has profoundly shaped the landscape of the Internet by offering liability protection to websites for the third-party content posted on their sites. The goal of the law was to protect the public's interest in monitoring, blocking, and screening objectionable content on the Internet while ensuring that Internet companies would grow without burdensome regulation and the fear of constant litigation. Much has changed since Section 230 became law in 1996. It is hard to believe, but in 1996 there were only approximately 77.5 * Andrew P. Bolson, Esq. is an attorney with Rubenstein, Meyerson, Fox, Mancinelli, Conte & Bern, P.A. in Montvale, New Jersey. Andrew is also the Founder and President of The Privacy Initiative of New Jersey. 1. Communications Decency Act of 1996,47 U.S.C. § 230 (2012). 1

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