The twenty-six words that created the Internet
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-305) and index.

"'No provider or use of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.' Did you know that these twenty-six words are responsible for America's multi-billion-dollar online industry? What we can and cannot write, say, and do online is based on one law--a law that protects online services from lawsuits based on user content. Jeff Kosseff exposes the workings of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has lived in the shadows since its enshrinement in 1996. Because many segments of American society now exist online, Kosseff argues that we need to understand--and pay attention to--what Section 230 means and how it affects what we like, share, and comment on every day." --book jacket.