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EARN IT Act Remains Fundamentally Flawed After Senate Judiciary Committee Markup

by Jeffrey Westling

July 6, 2020

issues: Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

originally published in Center for Democracy & Technology

From Center for Democracy & Technology:

A broad coalition of digital rights organizations joined in opposing the EARN IT Act and Manager’s Amendment before today’s markup. Multiple members of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed a desire to see the bill further debated and amended on the floor.

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