How does the Communications Decency Act $($CDA$)$ treat internet service providers?

The Communications Decency Act $($CDA$)$ usually does not treat internet service providers $($ISPs$)$ differently from publishers in print and other media. Thus, ISPs are

liable for publishing defamatory statements that come from a third party.

The Communications Decency Act $($SDA$)$ usually treats internet service providers $($ISPs$)$ the same as publishers in print and other media. Thus, ISPs are liable for

publishing defamatory statements that come from a third party, but only if the defamation involves internet activity such as internet fraud, deceptive advertising on

the internet, or cybersquatting.

The Communications Decency Act $($CDA$)$ usually treats domestic internet service providers $($ISPs$)$ differently from publishers in print and other media. That is$,$

domestic ISPs are not liable for publishing defamatory statements that come from a third party, but foreign ISPs, based in other countries, are liable for publishing

defamatory statements that come from a third party.