Google has hired a Capitol Hill staffer and longtime Republican lobbyist to help save it from trouble in D.C.
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That bill amended a key 1996 law that has shielded online companies from legal liability for content posted by their users. Now lawmakers are mulling additional changes that could expose websites to lawsuits overBefore the Hill, Isakowitz spent 16 years at the all-GOP lobbying firm Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock, where his clients included
While Google has faced similar inquiries in Europe in recent years, the U.S investigations come at a time when political rhetoric against the industry is at an all-time high. That can be especially critical as a number of Republicans, including Trump, have taken to hammering the industry.
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