Document Type
Note
Publication Date
12-2007
Publication Citation
60 Federal Communications Law Journal 135 (2007)
Abstract
The recent decision in Craigslist signals a drastic reduction in the effectiveness of the prohibition on discriminatory housing advertisements under the Fair Housing Act ("FHA"). Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act gives blanket immunity to Internet Content Providers from publisher liability for content originating from third parties. One of the effects of this immunity is the creation of a monopoly for discriminatory advertisements otherwise proscribed by the FHA. This Note argues that the simplest solution for Congress is to adjust the language of § 230 by adding the FHA to the list of exceptions to statutory immunity.
Recommended Citation
Shanahan, James D.
(2007)
"Rethinking the Communications Decency Act: Eliminating Statutory Protections of Discriminatory Housing Advertisements on the Internet,"
Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 60:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol60/iss1/6
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