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Revocation of Section 230: Adult Attorney Corey D. Silverstein Discusses Joe Biden’s Comments

XBIZ is an American publisher of business news and business information for the sex industry. In addition to its flagship Xbiz.com website, XBIZ publishes two monthly trade magazines, hosts winter and summer exhibition and industry conferences, as well as facilitates networking among adult online professionals through a business-to-business (B2B) professional networking service. XBIZ company representatives are frequently cited in mainstream media articles about business trends and practices in the adult entertainment industry. Recently, adult entertainment lawyer Corey D. Silverstein contributed to XBIZ with an article entitled “Say It Isn’t So, Joe: Why Section 230 Should Not Be Revoked.” In early January, the New York Times editorial board released an interview with former United States Vice President and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden in which he was quoted as saying “Section 230 should be revoked, immediately should be revoked, number one. For Zuckerberg and other platforms”. Media outlets and free speech advocates across the country were quick to raise concerns over Mr. Biden’s comments. Section 230 lawyer Corey D. Silverstein shared in the concern over Mr. Biden’s comments and elaborated in this fabulous article that can read here. In his article and amongst his many comments, Section 230 attorney says “Section…

Corey D. Silverstein Comments on Major California Supreme Court Decision

July 7, 2018
Corey D. Silverstein
Adult Law, Communications Decency Act, News

In a big win for Section 230 advocates, on Monday, July 2, 2018, the California Supreme Court ruled that Yelp cannot be required to remove negative reviews of a California law firm. The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in favor of Yelp and the majority decision ruled that Yelp was protected by the Communications Decency Act (Section 230). The full decision can be read or downloaded here. Xbiz.com (The Industry Source) was quick to provide media coverage of the story and sought comments from adult industry lawyer Corey D. Silverstein. You can read the Xbiz article here. Among his comments, industry attorney Corey D. Silverstein said: “the decision is a much needed win for Section 230, which has been under a tremendous amount of attack as of late.”; “Good for Yelp for having the guts to make its own decision when it ignored a judgment from the trial court that was riddled with irregularities, “Yelp took a chance in ignoring the trial court and ultimately won. Unfortunately, most ISPs would have probably gone along with the trial court’s original judgment.”; “The California Supreme Court got this decision "100 percent correct" and that the ruling showed why Section 230 is important…