Section 230 is perhaps the greatest Big Government crony gift to Big Business in human history.  Big Tech can do…whatever it wants.  And can’t be sued by anyone for anything.

Those of us who have long sought its end were last week heartened a bit by this….

Germany’s Ruling Will Reshape the Internet, Ends ‘Section 230’ Shield for AI:

“A court has held Google legally liable for false information generated by its (Artificial Intelligence) AI search tools, stripping away a critical legal shield the company has relied on for decades….

“For the past 30 years, Section 230 has protected internet platforms like Google, Facebook, or Reddit from being treated as the ‘publisher or speaker’ of information provided by someone else, thus tossing out all lawsuits.

“AI sets that precedent on its head. Because the AI blends, synthesizes, and outputs a unique response, the court decided Section 230 does not apply.”

Long before AI hit the mainstream, the Big Tech companies have actually been doing what can best be described as the Section 230 Shuffle. (more…)