Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act ______.

a. requires the application of the actual malice standard in libel actions
b. prevents a libel action from moving forward when one party is anonymous
c. protects internet service providers from liability in defamation cases if they are only serving as distributors of information
d. all of these


c. protects internet service providers from liability in defamation cases if they are only serving as distributors of information

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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What will be an ideal response?

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In using extenuation arguments to refute the advocate's case, the opponent argues

(a) that the relationship inferred by the advocate is based on a limited understanding of the circumstances. (b) that a more complete understanding of the circumstances leads to a different inference. (c) that unusual circumstances warrant a conclusion of than the one normally drawn when these facts are present. (d) All of the above

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