Sunset Section 230 Act (H.R. 10332)
United States- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Would repeal Section 230 and make hosting other people's speech a legal hazard, driving forums and independent sites toward mass deletion, surveillance, or closure.
Latest update
Introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Contact LawmakersWhat it does
H.R. 10332 repeals Section 230 of the Communications Act two years after enactment and makes conforming amendments across federal law. The repeal would remove the rule that generally prevents websites and users from being treated as the publisher or speaker of content created by someone else, along with protection for good-faith moderation. It offers no replacement framework for forums, comment sections, independent publishers, or ordinary users who share third-party material.
Why it matters
Section 230 is what lets services host user speech without pre-screening every post as a potential lawsuit. Repeal would reward the largest companies that can afford armies of lawyers while smaller communities close, disable participation, demand stronger identification, or remove lawful speech at the first complaint. It would also expose individual users who forward or republish material to greater risk.
Our take
This is not a punishment aimed only at Big Tech. It is an attack on the legal foundation that lets ordinary people speak, organize, and publish through intermediaries. Without Section 230, the safest business decision is to know more about every speaker and allow them to say less. That means a more centralized, surveilled, and censored internet.
Timeline
Introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
LatestSponsor
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Cosponsors (1)
Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
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