The prime target of the protest is the CommunicationsDecencyAct , the part of the telecom bill that would outlaw the transmission of sexually explicit materials to minors.
In response to the early court decisions, to avoid the chilling effect of potential liability in a medium of prolific speech, and to encourage the active monitoring, editing and removal of unlawful content online without the disincentive of having such actions lead to claims of liability for being a publisher, Congress enacted Section 230 of the CommunicationsDecencyAct.