Call 202-225-3501 To Fix The Internet

<p dir="ltr">Next week, the House is expected to hold a hearing on kids&rsquo; online safety. They plan to release several bills to protect kids from harmful content. But one issue is not on the agenda: Section 230, the law that helps shield tech platforms from liability for content posted on their sites.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">In an interview with our host, Brian Reed, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-D) says one man has the power to add 230 to the hearing: Committee Chair Brett Guthrie. Auchincloss urges our listeners to call Guthrie at 202-225-3501, and request that Section 230 be added to the agenda &ndash; so that the biggest tech companies in our country can be &ldquo;humbled.&rdquo; Or you can email Rep. Guthrie at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected].</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://guthrie.house.gov/contact/">There's more contact info at his website.</a></p> <p dir="ltr">You can read Rep. Auchincloss&rsquo;s proposed Section 230 reform bill&nbsp;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9187/text">here</a>. This emergency Section 230 alert is part of an ongoing journalistic experiment where Brian is shedding the traditional cloak of &ldquo;objectivity&rdquo; to actually try and change our information ecosystem for the better.</p> <p dir="ltr">Question Everything is a production of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kcrw.org">KCRW</a> and <a href="http://www.placementtheory.com">Placement Theory</a>. Don&rsquo;t forget to sign up for our <a href="https://questioneverything.substack.com/">newsletter</a>, where we&rsquo;ll send out Brian&rsquo;s full video interview with Rep. Auchincloss about how hard it is to hold tech companies accountable.<strong id="docs-internal-guid-2b80c35a-7fff-d92f-4d1a-a509446e77c1"> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Guests:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-D)</p> </li> </ul>