Senator Josh Hawley has been actively pressing Mark Zuckerberg to compensate victims of online harm, specifically related to child exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Zuckerberg, feeling pressured, issued an apology to the victims. Concurrently, Senator Hawley has been advocating on the Senate floor for the passage of a bipartisan bill aimed at holding Big Tech companies accountable and intensifying the crackdown on child sexual abuse material online. Despite these efforts, the bill's progress was halted when a Democrat blocked the attempt to pass the legislation, which also sought to strip tech companies of legal immunity in cases related to child pornography.
Democrat blocks request to strip tech companies of legal immunity related to child pornography https://t.co/ObJFma3aUw https://t.co/OyeutCrgl4
Josh Hawley is fed up: "You want to know who’s responsible for the child porn and sex abuse material all over the internet? Congress. Because Congress gave Big Tech a sweetheart deal. No more. Let victims sue." https://t.co/NdYx30JUUx
Democrat Blocks Hawley Effort to Pass Bipartisan Bill to Hold Big Tech Accountable & Crack Down on Child Sex Abuse Material Online https://t.co/zZwOR5TqFD
HAPPENING NOW ON SENATE FLOOR: Senator Hawley Seeks Passage on Bipartisan Bill to Hold Big Tech Accountable & Crack Down on Child Sexual Abuse Material Online
Hawley says that Zuckerberg "felt forced" to apologize to parents. Hawley literally demanded him to do that?
ICYMI: @HawleyMO calls on Zuckerberg to apologize to victims of child exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Then Zuckerberg actually does it. https://t.co/2YanUdBggv
Hawley presses Zuckerberg to compensate online harm victims https://t.co/c8cNbKPTCF