There is nothing particularly controversial about the news of Pai’s impending resignation, which stands in contrast to much of his tenure. In fairness to the outgoing chairman, his term has produced some positive changes, like a push for publication of

I intend to move forward with an @FCC rulemaking to clarify the meaning of #Section230.Read my full statement below. pic.twitter.com/LhUz5XMdSC

Pai’s latest statement comes as President Trump and other Republicans have issued renewed calls for Section 230 to be revoked after Twitter and Facebook moved to stop a New York Post story that claimed to incriminate Joe Biden. Section 230, considered by many to be the internet’s most important law, is a provision of the Communications Decency Act, which protects social media companies from being legally liable for what their users say and do on their platforms.