Experts say Trump's social media lawsuits are likely doomed

Trump's suits also suggest that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a federal law that gives tech platforms immunity for material third-party users post or say on their sites, is unconstitutional. Experts say the reference to Section 230 is irrelevant to the case. "Section 230 can never be a defense to Trump's allegations of First Amendment violations,"said Goldman. "Section 230 is a statute, which cannot modify the Constitution (amending the Constitution requires a more elaborate set of procedures; Congress can't do it alone)." "So the defendants in Trump's cases will not assert Section 230 defenses. They will instead argue that they are not state actors The courts will agree that the services aren't state actors. This is not a close call."
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