It’s called bipartisanship: Both major U.S. political parties have some bad ideas for reforming Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act, the foundational internet law that shields websites from lawsuits over user-generated content or their moderation decisions.
Parler, the social media utopia for people born too late to sign up for Vichy France, reportedly tried to entice Donald Trump into joining by offering him a hefty taste of its operation. Now the House Oversight Committee is investigating.
In an internal memo to staffers on Wednesday, Parler CEO John Matze announced that he has been effectively terminated by the company’s board following public outcry over the platform’s role in inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.