Internet companies urge rejection of new social media regulations

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Internet companies urge rejection of new social media regulations

Could narrow their ability to remove "objectionable" content.

A group representing major internet companies including Facebook, Amazon and Google has urged the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a Trump administration bid to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content. The Internet Association said in a ...

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