Barr Takes Aim at Legal Shield Enjoyed by Google, Facebook
- Attorney General hosts a workshop for critics of tech giants
- Conservatives and liberals want to limit companies’ immunity
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Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. as the provision comes under increasing fire from both liberals and conservatives.
Barr has accused social media companies of hiding behind a clause that gives them immunity from lawsuits while their platforms carry material that promotes illicit and immoral conduct and suppresses conservative opinions.