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Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm that they cause. “It is past time to act.” The legislation is about allowing children, teens and parents “to …

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US Senate passes bill to protect children from dangerous online content
4 months, 3 weeks ago

US Senate passes bill to protect children from dangerous online content

Al Jazeera  

The Bill was pushed by parents of children who died by suicide after online bullying or were harmed by online content. The United States Senate has overwhelmingly passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by Congress in decades to hold tech companies more accountable for the harm …

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Draft of new bipartisan NIL bill calls for central oversight entity to enforce rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Draft of new bipartisan NIL bill calls for central oversight entity to enforce rules

New York Times  

Senators Richard Blumenthal, Jerry Moran and Cory Booker on Thursday circulated a discussion draft of federal legislation they say would protect college athletes’ economic, health and educational rights. The bill proposes the formation of the College Athletics Corporation, a central oversight entity that would set, administer, and enforce rules and standards to protect athletes who enter into endorsement contracts. In …

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Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week
2 years, 6 months ago

Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week

NPR  

Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Senate negotiators are racing to finalize an agreement on a narrow set of gun control proposals with a goal of finishing their work before the week's end. Negotiators have narrowed their talks to a slim …

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Senators, 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans, negotiate ways to find a gun deal
2 years, 6 months ago

Senators, 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans, negotiate ways to find a gun deal

NPR  

Senators, 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans, negotiate ways to find a gun deal AMARTÍNEZ, HOST: We turn now to Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal, who's one of the senators participating in these virtual negotiations. BLUMENTHAL: The conversations certainly have been more specific and definite, more focused on what the particular provisions would be of a federal law that would encourage states to …

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Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws
2 years, 6 months ago

Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, restarting gun control talks that have broken down many times before. Senators have narrowed the discussion to a few ideas, some of them based on legislation they have been working on for years, such …

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Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook
2 years, 11 months ago

Here’s how US lawmakers could finally rein in Facebook

CNN  

New York CNN Business — “Change is going to come. “It’s clear that a lot of these members of Congress have done their homework and they understand what they’re looking at.” Still, after years of talk and glimmers of progress, it remains unclear if or when US lawmakers and regulators might take successful action— as their EU and UK counterparts …

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