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Tech Companies Shift Their Posture on a Legal Shield, Wary of Being Left Behind



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WASHINGTON — For more than two decades, the tech industry had a cohesive message to Congress about a law that shields internet platforms from lawsuits: Don’t touch it.But now, as tech companies face intensifying attacks from political leaders, more of them are saying something else: Let’s work something out.Numerous industry leaders have said in recent weeks that they are open to changes to the law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has said that the law should be updated, and Twitter’s chief executive has proposed possible “expansions” to it. Google …

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