House Commerce Hearing to Look at CDA Section 230

Some House Commerce subcommittees plan a hearing Oct. 16 on corporate responsibility online, consumer protection and Communications Decency Act Section 230. It will "explore whether online companies are appropriately using the tools they have ... to foster a healthier Internet,” said committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J.; Communications Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle, D-Pa.; and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., in a statement.