On the other hand, those good provisions are drowned out by a whole host of bad ones (“The House stuffed the bill full of Democratic priorities,” says Politico), including:
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- A provision that addresses the online sale of dangerous or harmful counterfeit goods but is also “a clumsy cudgel that is costly, harmful to consumers and small businesses, and raises real concerns about privacy” and “ may do significant harm to smaller online sellers and marketplaces.”
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