Current：Home > StocksThe 26 Words That Made The Internet What It Is (Encore) -MoneyTrend
The 26 Words That Made The Internet What It Is (Encore)
View
Date：2025-04-19 18:23:04
This episode originally came out in April 2021.
How one man's legal fight turned 26 ambiguous words from a 1996 law into the shield big tech companies use today. This key part of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is at the heart of two cases being argued this week before the Supreme Court.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (91)
Related
- Trump's 'stop
- “We are on air!” Masked gunmen storm TV studio in Ecuador as gang attacks in the country escalate
- Saving Money in 2024? These 16 Useful Solutions Basically Pay For Themselves
- Former poison control specialist accused of poisoning his wife indicted on murder charges
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Votes by El Salvador’s diaspora surge, likely boosting President Bukele in elections
- Coach Erik Spoelstra reaches record-setting extension with Miami Heat, per report
- With California’s deficit looming, schools brace for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending plan
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- 61-year-old man has been found -- three weeks after his St. Louis nursing home suddenly closed
Ranking
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Los Angeles Times executive editor steps down after fraught tenure
- Selena Gomez Announces Social Media Break After Golden Globes Drama
- Missouri lawmaker expelled from Democratic caucus announces run for governor
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Diet for a Sick Planet: Studies Find More Plastic in Our Food and Bottled Water
- Matthew Perry’s Death Investigation Closed by Police
- Nebraska upsets No. 1 Purdue, which falls in early Big Ten standings hole
Recommendation
Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
More women join challenge to Tennessee’s abortion ban law
Georgia passes Michigan, Alabama in early 2025 CFP National Championship odds
More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
Lawyers may face discipline for criticizing a judge’s ruling in discrimination case
'Mean Girls' star Reneé Rapp addresses 'The Sex Lives of College Girls' departure
Southern Charm Reunion: See Olivia and Taylor's Vicious Showdown in Explosive Preview