Justice Department Seeks to Limit Websites’ Legal Shield (1)

The Justice Department on Wednesday sent its proposal to Congress to rein in a legal shield treasured by online platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google, ahead of President Donald Trump’s White House event on alleged anti-conservative bias by tech companies.

Trump and Attorney General William Barr are slated to meet Wednesday afternoon with Republican state attorneys general to discuss the allegations of bias by the tech companies, which the firms deny.

The Justice Department’s proposals will impose new requirements on the companies to manage their content and policies in order to get the legal immunity provided for by ...