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Liability of Intermediaries Introduction An intermediary is a person or organization that acts as a link between the creator of information and its end user on the Internet. Examples include Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram), e-commerce sites (Amazon, Flipkart), and search engines (Google). The main legal question is: ➡️ Should an intermediary be held responsible for illegal or harmful content shared by users on its platform? Different countries have evolved different laws to decide this balance between freedom of the Internet and responsibility of online platforms . A) Liability of Intermediaries in the U.S.A. Legal Framework In the United States, the law on intermediary liability is governed mainly by: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 1996 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 1998 1. Section 230 of the CDA Key Rule: “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall b...