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  2. Internet censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The bills were criticized as a "disguised internet censorship bill" that weakened Section 230 safe harbors, placed unnecessary burdens on internet companies and intermediaries that handle user-generated content or communications with service providers required to proactively take action against sex trafficking activities, and required a "team ...

  3. Kids Online Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    After introduction on the 23rd by Chuck Schumer as an amendment replacing the Eliminate Useless Reports Act, [23] the new bill passed by a vote of 91–3 on July 30, 2023. [24] [25] The House of Representatives had yet to pass their version of the bill by July 2024.

  4. Senate passes legislation designed to protect children from ...

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    Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, sponsored the original legislation in 1998 — the last time Congress passed a child online safety law — and worked with Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana ...

  5. What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its ... - AOL

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    The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and long before today's oldest teenagers were born. Now, a bill aiming to ...

  6. RESTRICT Act - Wikipedia

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    The RESTRICT Act was a proposed law that was first introduced in the United States Senate on March 7, 2023. Introduced by Senator Mark Warner, the Act proposed that the Secretary of Commerce be given the power to review business transactions involving certain information and communications technologies products or services when they are connected to a "foreign adversary" of the United States ...

  7. Josh Hawley’s Internet Censorship Bill Is an Unwise ... - AOL

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    It’s often the case in Washington that the title of a bill communicates the exact opposite of its content or effect. Think, for example of the Affordable Care Act — a title that seemed almost ...

  8. Censorship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, the Congress passed the Communications Decency Act, with the aim of restricting Internet pornography. However, court rulings later struck down many provisions of the law. In 1994, Mike Diana became the first American artist to receive a conviction for obscenity for drawing cartoons that were judged legally obscene. [74] [75] [76]

  9. Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech ...

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    The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in ...