What is the purpose of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act?
A)It requires the application of the actual malice standard in libel actions
B)To prevent a libel action from moving forward when one party is anonymous
C)It protects Internet service providers (ISPs)from liability in defamation cases if they are only serving as distributors of information
D)All of the above

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Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act protects Internet service providers (ISPs) from liability in defamation cases if they are only serving as distributors of information. It does not require the application of actual malice standard in libel actions or prevent a libel action from moving forward when one party is anonymous.

What Is the Purpose of Section 230 of the Communication