Limiting tech's liability shield in the name of fighting online child sexual exploitation is once again on Congress' agenda
Limiting tech's liability shield in the name of fighting online child sexual exploitation is once again on Congress' agenda.The EARN IT Act, which removes tech platforms' immunity for violations of laws related to online child sexual abuse material, will be voted on by the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.
A version of the bill previously passed out of committee in 2020 but never received a full Senate vote. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal reintroduced the bill earlier this month.The renewed effort to move the bill forward signals that there's still bipartisan interest in modifying tech's online liability shield, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which has become a battleground in recent years.
But when it comes to the issue of children being exploited online, there is bipartisan consensus on a perceived need to change Section 230.: Congress' most ambitious effort to date to amend Section 230, the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act of 2018, had similarly positive intentions to help victims of sex trafficking. But critics
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