U.S. Justice Department to propose changes to internet platforms immunity- source

U.S. Justice Department to propose changes to internet platforms immunity- source

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms on managing content, a person briefed on the matter confirmed.The proposal, which takes aim at Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, would need congressional approval and is not likely to see action until next year at the earliest.President Donald Trump in May signed an executive order that seeks new regulatory oversight of tech firms' content moderation decisions and backed legislation to scrap or weaken the relevant provision in the 1996 Communications Decency Act, Section 230.Trump will meet on Wednesday with a group of state attorneys general amid his criticism of social media companies. Twitter has repeatedly placed warning labels on Trump tweets, saying they have included potentially