Lawmakers, Parents Push to Make Suing Tech Firms Easier

WASHINGTON—A law that shields tech companies from litigation over content on their platforms has drawn criticism for years. Now, pressure to lift it is mounting on Capitol Hill. A Feb. 4 press conference raised concerns with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows social media platforms and other tech firms to avoid lawsuits for third-party content that they host. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who spoke at the event, highlighted Americans’ widespread distrust of Big Tech. “One of the only things that the American public seems to agree broadly on right now—left, right, and center—Republicans, Democrats, Independents—we all agree that we don’t trust these Big Tech businesses, and we don’t like the influence they’re having on our lives and the lives of our kids,” said the actor, known for his roles in “Snowden,” “Lincoln,” and “3rd Rock from the Sun.”...