U.S. senator to change anti-child porn bill over Google, Facebook encryption concerns: draft

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U.S. legislation aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse material is likely to be amended to address concerns of platforms like Google and Facebook that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users, according to a draft of the bill seen by Reuters.

FILE PHOTO: Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., makes an opening statement in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2020. Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS

In a new draft authored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, The Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019, or EARN IT Act, makes compliance with a set of controversial “best practices” voluntary instead of mandatory for companies such as for Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google.

In the previous version of the bill, failure to comply with these requirements would strip tech companies of their immunity against lawsuits for content posted by users. The proposed changes allow federal and state claims against internet companies if they host child sexual abuse material, but it would not allow the Attorney General or his office to make demands of the companies.

 

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can we get another hyphen in there? 😶🤭🤔😑😐🧐🙄😬😏

SenAlexander MarshaBlackburn timburchett This bill is bad for so many reasons my liberal heart can't get through to you, but it's also really bad for capitalism. Please, kill it.

Lady G looks unwell.

LindseyGrahamSC Oh Linds! 😂 You don’t look well. I think shit’s catching up to you. uselessballsac This is gonna be great!

If you can actually stop pedophiles from being able to hide what they're doing, Inviolating, molesting, raping, sodomizing innocent INFANTS of Gods children.....Heres my privacy. You can have it! Some things are absolutely worth it! Remove the Hooks &Lures from sacred waters Sir!

That would be Senator Lindsay Graham 🇺🇸

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