Is Wikipedia safe from libel suits?
Thanks to section 230 of the Federal Communications Decency Act (CDA), which became law in 1996, Wikipedia is most likely safe from legal liability for libel, regardless of how long an inaccurate article stays on the site, according to legal experts interviewed by CNET News.com. That's because it is a service provider as opposed to a publisher such as Salon.com or CNN.com.
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