Dear Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,

May 21, 2024 Dear Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, We write to you in advance of the committee hearing on May 22, 2024 to express our opposition to the draft bill known as “Section 230 Sunset Act” authored by Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. [...] The liability shield commonly known as Section 230 has fostered the growth of the Internet since it was passed in 1996. [...] Since then, the online ecosystem has blossomed into the largest democratization of free speech the world has ever known. [...] In 2018, Congress passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) with the best of intentions. [...] Protecting the free flow of speech is one of Congress’ most solemn duties, but removing Section 230 would curtail the free flow of expression in the U.