The EARN IT Act Is A Bipartisan Effort To Protect Children On The Internet, But Tech Experts Say It Could ‘End The Internet As We Know It’
Shoshanna Weissman, senior manager of Digital Media and Fellow at the R Street Institute, also said the EARN IT Act could be “counterproductive to the overall goal of the bill as well as to maintaining a free and open internet.”
“I’m not a fan of really any means this bill takes,” she told the DCNF. “I would be open to seeing it restructured, because there are always aspects I’m sure I’ve failed to consider. However, the structure of the bill is just not conducive to its goals.”
“Larger platforms such as Facebook would likely have to divert resources away from other goals, such as fighting abusive speech or even terrorism, toward the EARN IT Act’s best practices.” https://t.co/vJATaPFNd3 @dcexaminer @senatorshoshana @DaisySRivkin
— R Street Institute (@RSI) March 11, 2020
