US Senate
Sens Rubio, Loeffler, Cramer, Hawley Urge FCC to Clarify Section 230 Protections for Social Media Companies
Sens Marco Rubio (R-FL), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) requested that the Federal Communication Commission take a fresh look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute.
Senators Markey, Wyden, and Blumenthal Press AT&T Following Reports of Potential Net Neutrality Violation
Sens Edward Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson regarding reports that AT&T has a policy of not counting use of HBO Max, a streaming service that the company owns, against AT&T customers’ data caps. Before the Federal Communications Commission acted in 2017 to undo net neutrality, the FCC had the authority to prohibit unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory practices by internet providers, including “zero-rating,” the term used to describe the practice of allowing users to access certain content without the requisit
Sens Klobuchar, Eshoo Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Congressional Leaders to Ensure College Students in Need Have Access to High-Speed Internet
Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Rep Anna Eshoo (D-CA) led 15 colleagues in a bicameral letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) urging the leaders to include dedicated funding in future legislation to help ensure that college and university students with the greatest financial need can access high-speed internet during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Senator Markey Leads Bipartisan Call for Investigation into TikTok’s Children’s Privacy Practices (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 17:25Senator Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation Into Twitter for ‘Blatant and Willful Violation’ of U.S. Sanctions on Iran
Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) called on Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to investigate Twitter for willfully violating American sanctions on Iran by providing social media accounts and services to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif. Both officials are designated under Executive Order (E.O) 13876 for connections to the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, which is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.
Sen. Hawley Writes Twitter CEO: Twitter Should Lose Sec 230 Immunity If Editorializing On Political Speech (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 18:07Senators Introduce The Endless Frontier Act to Reorganize the National Science Foundation (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 17:49Senator Hawley Demands Google Explain Continued Censorship of Criticism of Chinese Communist Party (US Senate)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 14:43Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Telehealth, Help More People Receive Health Care
Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Angus King (I-Maine), Gary Peters (D-MI), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act. The new bipartisan bill directs $2 billion to help health care providers increase their broadband capacity and expand telehealth services during the current public health crisis. The Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act would: