Member Christopher Parkerson joins Peter Pizzi to discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 with a specific focus on recent criticism and proposed changes to the law on IADC’s most recent podcast.

October 2021

In “Defense Counsel Journal Highlight: Will Social Media Platforms Continue to Avoid Litigation Faced by Offline Counterparts?,” Christopher B. Parkerson, a member of Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil, P.C. (Boston) and IADC Defense Counsel Journal Editor, speaks with Peter J. Pizzi, Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga (Newark). In this interview, they discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 with a specific focus on recent criticism and proposed changes to the law. Peter and Christopher engage in a very interesting discussion about current events related to social media and policy issues that have impacted the way Congress, Courts, and the public view the immunities offered by Section 230 and compare the treatment of online platforms to offline counterparts.

You can listen to the episode on the IADC website or wherever you listen to podcasts.