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Quiz: Who’s Responsible for What We Post Online?

December 2, 2021

Can you post anything you want online? Well, not anything, but nearly anything. One of the big reasons is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Take the quiz and test your knowledge!

Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, tech companies are not legally liable for what people post on their online platforms.*
- True
- Mostly true
- Mostly false
- False
Section 230 reads that “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” You may have heard this referred to as:*
- The 26 words that created the internet
- The most dangerous law in cyberspace
- The Zuckerberg Doctrine
- The Moderator’s Code
Republicans in Congress are strongly in favor of reforming Section 230, while Democrats are universally opposed.*
- True
- False
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced bills that would remove legal protections for tech companies that:*
- Censor speech protected by the Constitution
- Knowingly facilitate illegal activity
- Take action based on a user’s racial affiliation
- All of the above
In October, after testimony by Frances Haugen, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at Section 230. Frances Haugen is a:*
- Victim of online stalking
- Liberal journalist
- Former Facebook employee
- Candidate for political office
Most experts say that Congress cannot force tech companies to moderate content on their sites, even hate speech and disinformation, because this speech is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.*
- True
- False
The two senators who wrote Section 230 were a pro-regulation Democrat and a market-driven Republican:*
- True
- False
Section 230 currently has a few exceptions, meaning that tech companies could still be liable for ____________ on their platforms.*
- Sex trafficking
- Copyright and trademark infringement
- Neither
- Both

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