The Justice Department has proposed a sweeping set of policy recommendations seeking to curtail legal protections of Facebook, Google and other tech platforms, marking the latest move in Washington's escalating attempts to rein in social media companies
The Justice Department on Wednesday proposed a sweeping set of policy recommendations seeking to curtail legal protections of Facebook, Google and other major tech platforms, marking the latest move in Washington's escalating attempts to rein in social media companies.
The proposals, if adopted by Congress, could ultimately expose Silicon Valley giants to more litigation by removing their ability to invoke a critical 1996 law to shield themselves from lawsuits arising over terrorist content, child abuse material, cyberstalking and other user posts that appear on their platforms and violate federal law.
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