Instructions: For this assignment, you will research and analyze the complexities involved in the regulation of online behaviors under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and write an op-ed that highlights major contentions and proposes a resolution.
Step 1 – Scan Nexis Uni* for information about controversies involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
*You must be logged into the classroom and enter the university’s library through More > Academic Services > Library in the navbar to be able to use the Nexis Uni database search function.
Step 2 – Find out what Section 230 protects. Take notes for a definition of what Section 230 does.
Step 3 – Take notes on what you learn about the complexities of regulating internet content.
Step 4 – Cull the results of your Nexis Uni search and write a summary that highlights major themes in the application of Section 230 to regulate internet content.
Step 5 – Analyze the major themes you discovered and draw a conclusion that you can use as the thesis or point of your op-ed’s argument about Section 230.
Step 6 – Write a 1-2 page, single-spaced op-ed that proposes your own resolution to the Section 230 controversies you researched.
For help writing the op-ed, see Op-Ed Article: What Is It and How to Write One
Step 7 – Support your argument by summarizing what you learned about major contentions and recent developments in the administration of Section 230.
Step 8 – Make connections in your argument to reasons and evidence from our weekly learning resources and other materials you found in your research.
Step 9 – Use APA-style in-text citations and end-of-text references to document the sources of your summarized, paraphrased, and directly quoted information in your op-ed, as required by academic conventions.
