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Axios: Franklin Square’s Josh Ackil on Supreme Court and Content Moderation

Smaller Firms Fear Limiting Net Liability Law Will Hobble Them

By Ashley Gold – Axios

February 7, 2023

“Any site that hosts user-generated content should be scared,” Josh Ackil, executive director of Internet Works, a coalition of small-and medium-sized tech companies, told Axios. “Weakening Section 230, Ackil said, will make companies take down more content and unleash a flurry of lawsuits. “Any increased activity in that space… is an undue burden on a smaller company, and something bigger companies will be better equipped to manage,” he said.