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Democrats prefer 'scalpel' over 'jackhammer' to reform US internet law

By Nandita Bose

Oct 30 2020 6:58AM

While many Republicans want law shielding internet firms repealed.

Democrats prefer 'scalpel' over 'jackhammer' to reform US internet law

Big Tech's decisions to block some posts and videos while letting other content viewed as inflammatory proliferate have drawn the ire of Republicans and Democrats alike, raising the prospect that a 24-year-old US law that fostered the internet's explosion will be pared back. While many ...

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