FCC Seeks Comment on NTIA CDA Section 230 Petition

The FCC seeks comment on NTIA’s petition asking for rules clarifying Communications Decency Act Section 230 (see 2007280053), Chairman Ajit Pai announced Monday. “Longstanding rules require the agency to put such petitions out for public comment ‘promptly,’ and we will follow that requirement here,” he said. “I strongly disagree with those who demand that we ignore the law and deny the public and all stakeholders the opportunity to weigh in on this important issue.” The agency should welcome “vigorous debate,” not curtail it, he said: “The American people deserve to have a say." The "feedback" is "over the next 45 days." Commissioner Geoffrey Starks suggested Congress is the proper venue: “I’m sure this Public Notice will generate a spirited discussion. Perhaps when comments are in we can package up the whole docket and send it over to Congress -- where this debate belongs.”