Section 230 is the law that makes companies and users responsible for their own online speech, and not the speech of others. The law is important to preserve the online spaces that we all use for freedom of expression. It does not protect companies that create harmful content.

Generative AI has created a grey area around when companies can receive Section 230 protection. Courts are equipped to navigate these gray areas on a case-by-case basis and clarify where Section 230 applies in the context of generative AI.