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| https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=4180EA54-C03C-43FB-ACF5-5446C679EB85 | Graham Introduces Bill To Incentivize Section 230 Reform | 2020-12-15 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Republican | Senate | SC | Lindsey Graham | G000359 | www.lgraham.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today introduced legislation to push Congress to take action on Section 230 reform. The bill would sunset Section 230 protections for Big Tech companies on January 1, 2023. The time has come for these largely unregulated Big Tech giants to either be broken up, regulated, or subject to litigation for their actions, said Graham. It's time we put the Section 230 protections these companies enjoy on the clock. Graham noted that Section 230 was created in 1996, as a part of the Communications Decency Act, to allow then-fledgling social media companies to grow without fear of lawsuits. Those days have long since passed, as these companies are some of the most powerful in the history of the world. These companies have an enormous impact on the day-to-day lives of the American people and enjoy protections other industries do not have, continued Graham.Both Democrats and Republicans agree: the time has come for Section 230 to be reformed or eliminated. My legislation will repeal Section 230 on January 1, 2023, unless Congress acts sooner. Congress will have two years to find an acceptable alternative or allow the legal liability protections to go away, concluded Graham.I'm hopeful that there will be bipartisan support for this approach. ##### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |