Current：Home > MyThe 26 Words That Made The Internet What It Is (Encore) -Edge Finance Strategies
The 26 Words That Made The Internet What It Is (Encore)
View
Date：2025-04-18 08:22:38
This episode originally came out in April 2021.
How one man's legal fight turned 26 ambiguous words from a 1996 law into the shield big tech companies use today. This key part of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is at the heart of two cases being argued this week before the Supreme Court.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter.
Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and NPR One.
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
veryGood！ (66)
Related
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Tesla profits plunge as it grapples with slumping electric vehicle sales
- The Best Concealers for Dry, Oily, and Combination Skin, According to a Makeup Artist
- Investigator says Trump, allies were part of Michigan election scheme despite not being charged
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- What is record for most offensive players picked in first round of NFL draft? Will it be broken?
- NBA playoffs Tuesday: Timberwolves take 2-0 lead on Suns; Pacers even series with Bucks
- More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- The NFL draft happening in Detroit is an important moment in league history. Here's why.
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Divided Supreme Court wrestles with Idaho abortion ban and federal law for emergency care
- Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools
- Cicadas are making so much noise that residents are calling the police in South Carolina
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
- Guard kills Georgia inmate at hospital after he overpowered other officer, investigators say
- After Tesla layoffs, price cuts and Cybertruck recall, earnings call finds Musk focused on AI
Recommendation
From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
Travis Kelce’s NFL Coach Shares What’s “Rare” About His Taylor Swift Love Story
Cowboys need instant impact from NFL draft picks after last year's rookie class flopped
From Tom Cruise breakdancing to Spice Girls reuniting, reports from Victoria Beckham's bash capture imagination
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
Tesla layoffs: Company plans to cut nearly 2,700 workers at Austin, Texas factory
Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say
Kellie Pickler performs live for the first time since husband's death: 'He is here with us'