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==Exon Considers Cox-Wyden Supplement, not Substitute For, CDA==
[The full text of the letter, while available online, is copyrighted. However, since Senator Exon quoted part of it in a speech to the Senate, I believe the parts he quoted are covered under "fair use" as a report of an actual proceeding on the Senate floor]
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, this letter is by a distinguished lawyer, who has, I guess, as much experience with the prosecution of pornographers as most lawyers in the United States would recognize as a real authority on the subject.
  The letter of July 10 is addressed to the Honorable Christopher Cox of the House of Representatives and the Honorable Ron Wyden of the House of Representatives. The subject is the Cox-Wyden bill on Internet connectors as consistent with the Exon-Coats Senate decency amendment. And I quote:


      Dear Representatives Cox and Wyden: Please excuse the
    length of this letter, but much misinformation needs to be
    corrected and this is an issue of utmost importance to
    America's children and families. You have been lied to. I'd
    like to give you my views on the pornographer's propaganda
    and offer an explanation of the true meaning of the Exon-
    Coats amendment dealing with computer assisted obscenity and
    the problem of indecency being made available to minors.
      A review of your proposed legislation to protect the
    computer information service providers shows that you are
    trying to accomplish the same objectives as the Senate
    version of the communications decency amendment (``CDA'').
      Whatever you may have been led to believe about the ``Exon-
    Coats amendment'' is obviously incorrect. The Senate bill
    accomplishes the same benefits and protections your
    proposed bill seeks to provide. However, I feel your bill,
    in giving immunity and a defense without a corresponding
    offense, will have the opposite effect to that which you
    seek.
  Mr. President, although the letter has been printed in the Record, I would like at this time to quote from the last two or three paragraphs:
      The communications decency amendment is a good, fair, and
    constitutional proposal. You and your colleagues have been
    lied to about what it would do and what it provides. I trust
    that you seek a proper blend of law and private action and I
    trust in your instincts to see through the smoke. Without a
    law, the computer nets will continue to be abused by the
    purveyors of hard-core obscenity and it will continue to be a
    place in which responsible adults should fear to let their
    children play. A law that does not prohibit unlawful
    materials is no law at all to the pornography syndicates,
    their associates, and the addicted customers. An overly
    strict law would not be tolerated by the courts, for fear of
    an unconstitutional prior restraint.
      There is no reasonable doubt that only a carefully worded
    and first amendment sensitive statute will survive the legal
    challenges of the ACLU, Center for Democracy and Technology,
    Electronic Frontier Foundation, and some commercial
    pornographic companies will mount. The CDA can withstand the
    tests to be applied, no other proposal can make that claim.
    This is a serious problem and needs a serious and lawful
    solution. The CDA would be a valid extension of Federal
    obscenity law to the computer networks and a valid extension
    of dial-a-porn protections for children from indecent adult
    material.
      Our hope is that you sponsor and support the CDA as passed
    by the Senate. Your leadership would probably insure its
    passage. The country, all us parents and grandparents, all of
    our children, our neighbors, even the addicted customers need
    your help and that of your fellow Members of the House of
    Representatives. Please reconsider and look at the
    communications decency amendment in a new light. It is a good
    bill. Look for yourself. It won't lie to you like porn
    advocates have.
      Please let me know if we can be of help in this regard.
          Sincerely yours,
                                                  Bruce A. Taylor,
        President and Chief Counsel for the National Law Center
          for Children and Families
  Mr. President, since the Exon-Coats measure passed with a 84 to 16 majority, the Senate of the United States sent a very loud and clear signal that something has to be done about obscenity. Something has to be done with regard to material that is being used promiscuously on the Internet today. This is a wonderful new system for the distribution of information. But if we are to sit idly by and listen to some of the opponents, who do not want to do anything about this problem, the American people are being convinced and are now being told by national publications, including Time magazine, who last week had an indepth story with a front-page cover showing a child.
  This is a carefully crafted piece of legislation. It is obviously necessary, as has become evident to most people who have taken the time to either see this smut--and I use that word very advisedly because it does not begin to describe the bestiality and the sexual perverts that have invaded this system, primarily to make money.
  The courts have continually held that we have the right to do something in the courts when we have this kind of material in full swing. We had a hearing in the Commerce Committee today, primarily on violence on television. The people are justifiably upset about that. We also talked today about the large amount of sex and suggested sex that is being thrown at our children today. The Exon-Coats proposal with regard to our Internet system is an important step in the right direction. And as more and more people look at it, and as more and more people recognize all of the lies that are being told about this piece of legislation--simply untruths designed and planted in many publications by those who want the pornographers to run at will and be available at will to our children on the Internet.
  Mr. President, I think this is a step in the right direction. I have personally hand delivered a copy of this letter that I had printed in the Record to the Attorney General of the United States, Janet Reno. I have had a personal conversation with the Vice President of the United States about this today. He was very much interested in this letter. I faxed the letter to him. In addition thereto, I have had delivered today to the White House itself, to the attention of the President, this well-thought-out letter that adequately and honestly describes the well-thought-out Exon-Coats amendment. I only hope that the Members of the House of Representatives will awaken. I think too many of them have been misled and lied to about the communications decency amendment. I hope it becomes law.
I thank the Chair and yield the floor.
==Schedule of Debate on Cox-Wyden Amendment==
==Schedule of Debate on Cox-Wyden Amendment==
  2-3. Cox (CA), Wyden (OR)--Insert a new section 104 protecting from liability those providers and users seeking to clean up the Internet and prohibiting the FCC from imposing content or any regulation of the Internet. (20 minutes)
  2-3. Cox (CA), Wyden (OR)--Insert a new section 104 protecting from liability those providers and users seeking to clean up the Internet and prohibiting the FCC from imposing content or any regulation of the Internet. (20 minutes)
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     educational, cultural, and entertainment services.
     educational, cultural, and entertainment services.
       ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
       ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
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   Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak on behalf of the Cox-Wyden amendment. In beginning, I want to thank the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] for the chance to work with him. I think we all come here because we are most interested in policy issues, and the opportunity I have had to work with the gentleman from California has really been a special pleasure, and I want to thank him for it. I also want to thank the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell], our ranking minority member, for the many courtesies he has shown, along with the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Markey], and, as always, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley] and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields] have been very helpful and cooperative on this effort.
   Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak on behalf of the Cox-Wyden amendment. In beginning, I want to thank the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] for the chance to work with him. I think we all come here because we are most interested in policy issues, and the opportunity I have had to work with the gentleman from California has really been a special pleasure, and I want to thank him for it. I also want to thank the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell], our ranking minority member, for the many courtesies he has shown, along with the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Markey], and, as always, the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley] and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields] have been very helpful and cooperative on this effort.
   Mr. Chairman and colleagues, the Internet is the shining star of the information age, and Government censors must not be allowed to spoil its promise. We are all against smut and pornography, and, as the parents of two small computer-literate children, my wife and I have seen our kids find their way into these chat rooms that make their middle-aged parents cringe. So let us all stipulate right at the outset the importance of protecting our kids and going to the issue of the best way to do it.
   Mr. Chairman and colleagues, the Internet is the shining star of the information age, and Government censors must not be allowed to spoil its promise. We are all against smut and pornography, and, as the parents of two small computer-literate children, my wife and I have seen our kids find their way into these chat rooms that make their middle-aged parents cringe. So let us all stipulate right at the outset the importance of protecting our kids and going to the issue of the best way to do it.
   The gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] and I are here to say that we believe that parents and families are better suited to guard the portals of cyberspace and protect our children than our Government bureaucrats. Parents can get relief now from the smut on the Internet by making a quick trip to the neighborhood computer store where they can purchase reasonably priced software that blocks out the pornography on the Internet. I brought some of this technology to the floor, a couple of the products that are reasonably priced and available, simply to make clear to our colleagues that it is possible for our parents now to child-proof the family computer with these products available in the private sector.
   The gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] and I are here to say that webelieve that parents and families are better suited to guard the portals of cyberspace and protect our children than our Government bureaucrats. Parents can get relief now from the smut on the Internet by making a quick trip to the neighborhood computer store where they can purchase reasonably priced software that blocks out the pornography on the Internet. I brought some of this technology to the floor, a couple of the products that are reasonably priced and available, simply to make clear to our colleagues that it is possible for our parents now to child-proof the family computer with these products available in the private sector.
   Now what the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] and I have proposed does stand in sharp contrast to the work of the other body. They seek there to try to put in place the Government rather than the private sector about this task of trying to define indecent communications and protecting our kids. In my view that approach, the approach of the other body, will essentially involve the Federal Government spending vast sums of money trying to define elusive terms that are going to lead to a flood of legal challenges while our kids are unprotected. The fact of the matter is that the Internet operates worldwide, and not even a Federal Internet censorship army would give our Government the power to keep offensive material out of the hands of children who use the new interactive media, and I would say to my colleagues that, if there is this kind of Federal Internet censorship army that somehow the other body seems to favor, it is going to make the Keystone Cops look like crackerjack crime-fighter.
   Now what the gentleman from California [Mr. Cox] and I have proposed does stand in sharp contrast to the work of the other body. They seek there to try to put in place the Government rather than the private sector about this task of trying to define indecent communications and protecting our kids. In my view that approach, the approach of the other body, will essentially involve the Federal Government spending vast sums of money trying to define elusive terms that are going to lead to a flood of legal challenges while our kids are unprotected. The fact of the matter is that the Internet operates worldwide, and not even a Federal Internet censorship army would give our Government the power to keep offensive material out of the hands of children who use the new interactive media, and I would say to my colleagues that, if there is this kind of Federal Internet censorship army that somehow the other body seems to favor, it is going to make the Keystone Cops look like crackerjack crime-fighter.
   Mr. Chairman, the new media is simply different. We have the opportunity to build a 21st century policy for the Internet employing the technologies and the creativity designed by the private sector.
   Mr. Chairman, the new media is simply different. We have the opportunity to build a 21st century policy for the Internet employing the technologies and the creativity designed by the private sector.
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  we face in dealing with controlling the transfer of obscene materials in cyberspace.
  we face in dealing with controlling the transfer of obscene materials in cyberspace.
   Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
   Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
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   The Cox-Wyden amendment removes the liability of providers such as Prodigy who currently make a good faith effort to edit the smut  
   The Cox-Wyden amendment removes the liability of providers such as Prodigy who currently make a good faith effort to edit the smut  


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  from their systems. It also encourages the online services industry to develop new technology, such as blocking software, to empower parents to monitor and control the information their kids can access. And, it is important to note that under this amendment existing laws prohibiting the transmission of child pornography and obscenity will continue to be enforced.
  from their systems. It also encourages the online services industry to develop new technology, such as blocking software, to empower parents to monitor and control the information their kids can access. And, it is important to note that under this amendment existing laws prohibiting the transmission of child pornography and obscenity will continue to be enforced.
   The Cox-Wyden amendment empowers parents without Federal regulation. It allows parents to make the important decisions with regard to what their children can access, not the government. It doesn't violate free speech or the right of adults to communicate with each other. That's the right approach and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
   The Cox-Wyden amendment empowers parents without Federal regulation. It allows parents to make the important decisions with regard to what their children can access, not the government. It doesn't violate free speech or the right of adults to communicate with each other. That's the right approach and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
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   The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
   The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
   Mr. COX of California. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
   Mr. COX of California. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
==Vote on Cox-Wyden Amendment==
==Vote on Cox-Wyden Amendment==
[See https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/1995631 for party statistics]
[See https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/1995631 for party statistics]
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   Mr. Bliley moves to strike out all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill, S. 652, and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1555 as passed by the House, as follows:
   Mr. Bliley moves to strike out all after the enacting clause of the Senate bill, S. 652, and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 1555 as passed by the House, as follows:
[...]
[...]
SEC. 104. ONLINE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT.
SEC. 104. ONLINE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT.


       Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201  
       Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201  
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     have flourished, to the benefit of  


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     all Americans, with a minimum of government regulation.
     all Americans, with a minimum of government regulation.
       ``(5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive  
       ``(5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive  
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     operation of a telecommunications system or the management of  
     operation of a telecommunications system or the management of  
     a telecommunications service.''.
     a telecommunications service.''.
==Senate Urged to Let Cox-Wyden Stand in Final Bill==
==Senate Urged to Let Cox-Wyden Stand in Final Bill==
  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today the Senate appointed Members to the House-Senate conference committee on telecommunications reform. The historic nature of this legislation and its effect on the lives of every citizen of this country goes well beyond the issues associated with regulation of telephony, cable rates, and other forms of communications. Mr. President, this legislation has dramatic implications for the first amendment rights of every American.
  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today the Senate appointed Members to the House-Senate conference committee on telecommunications reform. The historic nature of this legislation and its effect on the lives of every citizen of this country goes well beyond the issues associated with regulation of telephony, cable rates, and other forms of communications. Mr. President, this legislation has dramatic implications for the first amendment rights of every American.
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==As Currently Printed in US Code==
==As Currently Printed in US Code==
[Executive Documents note has been omitted]
  §230. Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
  §230. Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
(a) Findings


(a) Findings
  The Congress finds the following:
  The Congress finds the following:


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  (5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive media for a variety of political, educational, cultural, and entertainment services.
  (5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive media for a variety of political, educational, cultural, and entertainment services.
(b) Policy


(b) Policy
  It is the policy of the United States-
  It is the policy of the United States-


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  (5) to ensure vigorous enforcement of Federal criminal laws to deter and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment by means of computer.
  (5) to ensure vigorous enforcement of Federal criminal laws to deter and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment by means of computer.
  (c) Protection for "Good Samaritan" blocking and screening of offensive material
  (c) Protection for "Good Samaritan" blocking and screening of offensive material
(1) Treatment of publisher or speaker


(1) Treatment of publisher or speaker
  No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.
  No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.
(2) Civil liability


(2) Civil liability
  No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of-
  No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of-


  (A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; or
  (A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; or


  (B) any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others the technical means to restrict access to material described in paragraph (1).<ref>So in original. Probably should be "subparagraph (A)."</ref>
  (B) any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others the technical means to restrict access to material described in paragraph (1).1
(d) Obligations of interactive computer service


(d) Obligations of interactive computer service
  A provider of interactive computer service shall, at the time of entering an agreement with a customer for the provision of interactive computer service and in a manner deemed appropriate by the provider, notify such customer that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist the customer in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Such notice shall identify, or provide the customer with access to information identifying, current providers of such protections.
  A provider of interactive computer service shall, at the time of entering an agreement with a customer for the provision of interactive computer service and in a manner deemed appropriate by the provider, notify such customer that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software, or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist the customer in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors. Such notice shall identify, or provide the customer with access to information identifying, current providers of such protections.
  (e) Effect on other laws
  (e) Effect on other laws
(1) No effect on criminal law


(1) No effect on criminal law
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the enforcement of section 223 or 231 of this title, chapter 71 (relating to obscenity) or 110 (relating to sexual exploitation of children) of title 18, or any other Federal criminal statute.
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the enforcement of section 223 or 231 of this title, chapter 71 (relating to obscenity) or 110 (relating to sexual exploitation of children) of title 18, or any other Federal criminal statute.
(2) No effect on intellectual property law


(2) No effect on intellectual property law
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property.
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property.
(3) State law


(3) State law
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State from enforcing any State law that is consistent with this section. No cause of action may be brought and no liability may be imposed under any State or local law that is inconsistent with this section.
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State from enforcing any State law that is consistent with this section. No cause of action may be brought and no liability may be imposed under any State or local law that is inconsistent with this section.
(4) No effect on communications privacy law


(4) No effect on communications privacy law
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the application of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 or any of the amendments made by such Act, or any similar State law.
  Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the application of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 or any of the amendments made by such Act, or any similar State law.
(5) No effect on sex trafficking law


(5) No effect on sex trafficking law
  Nothing in this section (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to impair or limit-
  Nothing in this section (other than subsection (c)(2)(A)) shall be construed to impair or limit-


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  (C) any charge in a criminal prosecution brought under State law if the conduct underlying the charge would constitute a violation of section 2421A of title 18, and promotion or facilitation of prostitution is illegal in the jurisdiction where the defendant's promotion or facilitation of prostitution was targeted.
  (C) any charge in a criminal prosecution brought under State law if the conduct underlying the charge would constitute a violation of section 2421A of title 18, and promotion or facilitation of prostitution is illegal in the jurisdiction where the defendant's promotion or facilitation of prostitution was targeted.
(f) Definitions


(f) Definitions
  As used in this section:
  As used in this section:
(1) Internet


(1) Internet
  The term "Internet" means the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet switched data networks.
  The term "Internet" means the international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet switched data networks.
(2) Interactive computer service


(2) Interactive computer service
  The term "interactive computer service" means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
  The term "interactive computer service" means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer server, including specifically a service or system that provides access to the Internet and such systems operated or services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
(3) Information content provider


(3) Information content provider
  The term "information content provider" means any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.
  The term "information content provider" means any person or entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or development of information provided through the Internet or any other interactive computer service.
(4) Access software provider


(4) Access software provider
  The term "access software provider" means a provider of software (including client or server software), or enabling tools that do any one or more of the following:
  The term "access software provider" means a provider of software (including client or server software), or enabling tools that do any one or more of the following:


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  Editorial Notes
  Editorial Notes
References in Text


References in Text
  The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (e)(4), is Pub. L. 99–508, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1848 , as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 2510 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Tables.
  The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (e)(4), is Pub. L. 99–508, Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1848 , as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 2510 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Tables.
Codification


Codification
  Section 509 of Pub. L. 104–104, which directed amendment of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) by adding section 230 at end, was executed by adding the section at end of part I of title II of the Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress and amendments by sections 101(a), (b), and 151(a) of Pub. L. 104–104 designating §§201 to 229 as part I and adding parts II (§251 et seq.) and III (§271 et seq.) to title II of the Act.
  Section 509 of Pub. L. 104–104, which directed amendment of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) by adding section 230 at end, was executed by adding the section at end of part I of title II of the Act to reflect the probable intent of Congress and amendments by sections 101(a), (b), and 151(a) of Pub. L. 104–104 designating §§201 to 229 as part I and adding parts II (§251 et seq.) and III (§271 et seq.) to title II of the Act.
  Amendments
  Amendments


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  Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
  Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment


Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
  Pub. L. 115–164, §4(b), Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1254 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018], and the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply regardless of whether the conduct alleged occurred, or is alleged to have occurred, before, on, or after such date of enactment."
  Pub. L. 115–164, §4(b), Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1254 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018], and the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply regardless of whether the conduct alleged occurred, or is alleged to have occurred, before, on, or after such date of enactment."
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment


Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
  Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective 30 days after Oct. 21, 1998, see section 1406 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 223 of this title.
  Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective 30 days after Oct. 21, 1998, see section 1406 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 223 of this title.
Savings


Savings
  Pub. L. 115–164, §7, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1255 , provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit or preempt any civil action or criminal prosecution under Federal law or State law (including State statutory law and State common law) filed before or after the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018] that was not limited or preempted by section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230), as such section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act."
  Pub. L. 115–164, §7, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1255 , provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see Short Title of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to limit or preempt any civil action or criminal prosecution under Federal law or State law (including State statutory law and State common law) filed before or after the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 11, 2018] that was not limited or preempted by section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230), as such section was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act."
Sense of Congress


Sense of Congress
  Pub. L. 115–164, §2, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1253 , provided that: "It is the sense of Congress that-
  Pub. L. 115–164, §2, Apr. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 1253 , provided that: "It is the sense of Congress that-


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  "(3) clarification of such section is warranted to ensure that such section does not provide such protection to such websites."
  "(3) clarification of such section is warranted to ensure that such section does not provide such protection to such websites."
Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 13925
Ex. Ord. No. 13925, May 28, 2020, 85 F.R. 34079, which related to moderation of content posted on social media platforms, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 14029, §1, May 14, 2021, 86 F.R. 27025.
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