FCC Chair Brendan Carr wants more control over social media

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is wrong about Section 230 of the Communications Act .

Section 230 protects websites and platforms from civil liability for content posted by others.

It also protects platforms' decision to moderate content it finds "objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected" Without Section 230 , Yelp would be vulnerable to lawsuits from business owners who disagreed with negative reviews.

Smith said as much to Carr , marveling that Carr seemed "so eager to get a government agency into the business of these private companies." "I'm eager to apply the law as passed by Congress ," Carr retorted. But if he were truly eager to apply Section 230 as Congress passed it, the best way to do so would be to keep his hands off..