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Draft Bill Proposes Commission to Determine Section 230 Immunity

By Ashley Gold
· · Source: The Information

Online sites who rely on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to shield them from lawsuits over content would need to adhere to guidelines on fighting child exploitation online set out by a 15-member commission to keep their immunity, according to a draft of legislation from Sen. Lindsey Graham seen by The Information. While still in the earliest stages of the legislative process, the...

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BuzzFeed’s Peretti on How Pandemic Squashed 2020 Profit Hopes
By Jessica Toonkel · July 14, 2020 7:01 AM PDT

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic a few months ago, advertisers owed BuzzFeed around $100 million in payments from the fourth quarter, almost one-third of the company’s revenue for last year. CEO Jonah Peretti was worried that with the businesses grinding to a halt and many companies suspending advertising, BuzzFeed wouldn’t be able to collect.

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