Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday will add to the stack of bills going after Section 230 – a law that protects tech companies from being sued over content posted by users – making such platforms responsible for health-related misinformation. The legislation introduced by Amy Klobuchar and Ben Ray Lujan requires internet platforms such as… Continue reading U.S. Senators Target Tech’s Legal Immunity to Stop Vaccine Misinformation
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U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Bill that Threatens Encryption on Tech Platforms
U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, and it aims to curb the distribution of child sexual abuse material on such platforms. The bill, proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, aims to fight the… Continue reading U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce Bill that Threatens Encryption on Tech Platforms
Key Lawmaker Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield
Representative Jan Schakowsky has asked her staff to examine changes to a liability shield that protects tech platforms such as Facebook Inc. from lawsuits because of her concerns about how fake information could be used in the 2020 presidential election. The Illinois Democrat, who chairs a House subcommittee on consumer protection and leads the chamber’s… Continue reading Key Lawmaker Eyes Pre-Election Changes to Tech Liability Shield