Wikimedia Foundation, Vimeo, and an experienced strategist give their take on what reform will mean.

The Verge Live Fixing Section 230 Without Breaking the Internet

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If Congress successfully changes Section 230 so that websites are held liable for harmful content posted by users, there are two very broad possible outcomes for the internet. In one case, our current online giants get more power and tighter restrictions; in the other, Silicon Valley’s basic business model no longer works. If megaservices are deemed essentially “unsafe at any speed,” that changes some basic assumptions about how you launch and grow a website. Section 230 supporters have argued that this could hurt smaller, well-meaning businesses. Join us on March 1 at 2 p.m. ET for a discussion with three Section 230 experts who will help us understand Section 230 reform and why the stakes are so high.

Sydette Harry, Researcher, Writer, and Strategist

Sydette Harry is a researcher, writer, and strategist concentrating on mass communications, informational health, and people-centered technology. Currently, she is working on how race, tech, and gender intersect to influence and create modern, informational, performance, and civic economies, especially around Black and immigrant women.

Amanda Keton, General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation

Amanda Keton is general counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation. Prior to joining Wikimedia, Keton was general counsel of Tides Network, a national public foundation deploying donor-advised grants and investments to build a world of shared prosperity and social justice. While in that role, she worked with the Wikimedia Foundation to establish the Wikimedia Endowment, a permanent source of funding to support the Wikimedia projects and mission in perpetuity.

Michael Cheah, General Counsel, Vimeo

Michael Cheah is general counsel at Vimeo, the world’s leading all-in-one video solution. Cheah joined IAC, Vimeo’s parent company, in 2006, and has served as Vimeo’s general counsel since 2009.

We hope you can join us to hear from these experts directly following U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s session, when she will speak broadly about reining in big tech, antitrust enforcement, and her new bill, the Safe Tech Act.

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