Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sundar Pichai have testified about the federal law, Section 230 at congressional hearings over Zoom calls. The first round of hearings occurred Wednesday, October 28, to discuss accusations of media censorship, calling for a change to Section 230.

The federal law, Section 230 spares social media sites from being held liable for the posts, photos, and videos they allow or remove.

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google argue, “that stripping Section 230 media law protections would stifle free speech,” writes Bowen Xiao from The Epoch Times.

Republicans and democrats both agree that a change to Section 230 is needed. However, that’s as far as the agreement goes. While republicans want less censorship on social media, democrats want more.

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed he, “wants more censorship of the president to stop him tweeting”, reports Miranda Devine from the New York Post.

On the other hand, senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) accused media giants of using their power to silence conservatives and in turn they are exploiting Section 230.

She also accused Facebook and Twitter for refusing, “to take responsibility for employers and their actions,” includes Carl Campanile in his New York Post article about censorship concerns.

Section 230 has been around for almost 25 years since it was first introduced in 1996. Eric Easton, a media law professor says it wasn’t a bad thing at first, “but after so many years, it’s time to take another look at that blanket immunity,” Donte Kirby quotes for technical.ly.