At EARN IT Act hearing, Sen. Blumenthal says the “bill says nothing about encryption”, while industry groups allege it may force them to drop E2E encryption
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Discussion
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@snowden
Edward Snowden
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The government is attempting to exploit anger at tech companies to pass a law that intentionally undermines digital security (https://t.co/...), and censors speech. That such a law is even being considered by Congress is a national disgrace.
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@eff
@eff
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Make no mistake: the EARN IT Act is a vehicle to undermine end-to-end encryption. https://www.eff.org/...
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@senatorshoshana
@senatorshoshana
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BECAUSE this bill also changes some other liability stuff, it incentivizes more moderating, more restriction of user content. Larger platforms like Facebook would have to divert resources from other goals, such as fighting abusive speech or even terrorism, to EARN IT compliance
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@hackinghustling
Hacking
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Like FOSTA-SESTA, this proposed bill chips away at the protections offered by CDA230 under the guise of stopping human trafficking. https://twitter.com/...
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@eff
@eff
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An attack on speech. An attack on security. An attack on innovation. It's the perfect storm for online civil liberties. https://www.eff.org/...
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@senblumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
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I believe Facebook: strong encryption & stopping abuse can coexist. Big Tech should stop with the distractions. Their absolute immunity is not an absolute right. It should be earned & certainly should not continue if these companies fail to protect children. https://twitter.com/.…
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@senblumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
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Thank you, Nicole, for your courage to come forward & share your story. No place on the internet should harbor this kind of truly repugnant material. The EARN IT Act will ensure tech companies' inaction on child sexual abuse material does not go unchecked. https://twitter.com/...
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@eff
@eff
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This bill would put Internet platforms right where Attorney General Barr wants them, ready to compromise their users' security and privacy in order to avoid serious repercussions. https://www.eff.org/...
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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Match Chief Legal Officer says bill is right balance. “how will all of us in the ecosystem keep users safe” while protecting their privacy. “consequences of doing nothing is unacceptable”
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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Mother of an abused child now testifying and wow, this is horrifying and brave of her to come out in public. This is the kind of testimony that moves members. Remember, SESTA and FOSTA passed with huge bipartisan support because of a very thorough investigations and hearings
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@ceciliakang
Cecilia Kang
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Talk about Commission run by DOJ on child exploitation. @SenBlumenthal stresses AG Barr has only 1 vote on commission. He appears to try to create some distance between the bill and the AG's efforts.