Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Sex trafficked by a predator who contacted her on Instagram.  

Coerced into sending sexually explicit images by pedophiles on Kik. 

Groomed by a convicted predator on Snapchat who eventually shows up to her home.

These are stories of minors who have been exploited at the hands of social media. And in all of these cases, the tech platforms involved faced no accountability for their role in actively facilitating this exploitation. That’s courtesy of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. 

Despite the active role that many social media platforms play in facilitating the exploitation of children, Section 230 grants them broad immunity from being held liable.  

With the growing discourse around Section 230, Big Tech is continuing to push fallacies in an attempt to prevent even the slightest reforms to this harmful law. Click below to read some of the myths they are pushing and why these arguments are void of merit. 

📣ACTION: Call on Congress to Repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act!

As the NCOSE Law Center represents all our clients free of charge, lawsuits like these are only possible because of your support. Please donate to the NCOSE Law Center to hold exploiters accountable and win justice for the vulnerable!

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Podcast: TAKE IT DOWN Act Passes Congress with Eleanor Gaetan

Last week, we celebrated the TAKE IT DOWN Act passing Congress.As this crucial bill heads to the president’s desk for signing, Haley McNamara sits down with Eleanor Gaetan (VP and Director of Public Policy at NCOSE) to discuss what the TAKE IT DOWN Act does, why it’s needed, and what’s next on the horizon for protecting kids online.

They also discuss the momentum we are seeing at the state level for the Safer Devices for Kids Act, which requires device manufacturers to have safety settings ON by default. 

Haba Law Firm Sues Mission Trip Organization Over Sexual Abuse

The Haba Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against Ethnos 360, a mission trip organization, for the sexual abuse of a missionary child by a church leader. In the complaint, the Haba Law Firm, who is a valuable partner of NCOSE's and co-counsel in our lawsuit against Twitter (now X), alleges that Kayla McClain was not only abused by a church leader, but when she reported the abuse to other members of the church leadership, her complaints were minimized and not reported to law enforcement.

"It takes courage and bravery to demand accountability and we are honored to represent Ms. McClain as she seeks justice," Lisa Haba said in a LinkedIn post.