I think that Section 230 is stating that internet users (people and providers) are not liable for illegal content posted by other people. The entitles that qualify for immunity are entirely different for the Restatement (Second) of Torts (Defamation.) Section 230 does not adapt the Restatement rules. The Restatement held forms of media subject to liability if they didn’t take down or stop distribution after being aware of the content. That isn’t stated anywhere in the Section 230 passage. Section 230 is much more specific in terms of internet usage rather than the Restatement being about determining liability for defamation. This appears to be new law rather for the internet instead of adopting the Restatement.
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