Exclusive -- Kelly Loeffler Introduces Bill to Stop 'Un-American' Big Tech Censorship of Free Speech

Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) introduced legislation Wednesday to limit the scope of big tech’s Section 230 legal immunity to stop “un-American” censorship of free speech on the Internet, Breitbart News can exclusively reveal.

Loeffler introduced the Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020, which would replace ambiguous terminology in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act with more concrete terms to preserve free speech on the Internet.

The legislation would remove Section 230’s “or other objectionable” material standard, which tech experts contend grants big tech companies too much leeway to censor free speech without significant legal recourse.

Loeffler said America should no longer allow Facebook, Google, and other big tech companies to dictate the terms of speech on the Internet.

She introduced the Stopping Big Tech Censorship Act to amend Section 230 and provide a pathway for individuals to challenge big tech companies’ liability protection after a company censors otherwise constitutionally protected speech.

The Georgia conservative also cosponsored the Limiting Section 230 to Good Samaritans Act to allow Americans to sue big tech companies for suppressing free speech on the Internet.

Loeffler sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the agency to define the criteria by which companies can receive Section 230’s legal immunity.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently announced that they would create a rulemaking to clarify Section 230’s legal immunity.