US attorney-general Barr takes aim at legal shield for hate speech
19 February 2020 - 16:27
Washington — US attorney-general William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook as the provision comes under mounting fire from liberals and conservatives.
Barr has accused social media companies of hiding behind a clause that gives them immunity from lawsuits while their platforms carry material that promotes illicit and immoral conduct and suppresses conservative opinions...
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