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The Wall Street Journal has a disturbing report on how Instagram’s algorithm shows adults who follow children porn related material, pictures of teenager and children, and images and videos that overtly sexualize children. I will let you read the entire thing, but this happens because how section 230 has been allowed to be interpreted incentives this behavior.
Section 230 is a portion of a law designed to do two things: prevent internet companies from being liable for things said in their comments and to allow them to moderate their sites without fear. However, it has been interpreted as protecting the decisions of companies to favor one kind of content over another via their algorithms. In other words, a limited set of protections has been expanded upon in such a way as to ensure that companies cannot be held liable for their actions, as long as those actions in