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A U.S. Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content has turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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A U.S. Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content has turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other.


Section 230 of America's  Communications Decency Act protects Internet companies from liability over content posted by users but also lets the firms shape political discourse.

But US politicians at a US Senate Hearing into the legislation are split over how they can hold the internet giants to account for what happens online.

The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet - the parent company of Google - all say the law is crucial to free expression on the internet.


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