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Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again)

Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are preparing to introduce  a bipartisan bill that would mandate tech companies to more swiftly report and remove child sexual abuse material hosted on their platforms, but critics warn it could result in the weakening or elimination of encrypted messaging services that many Americans rely on. The Stop…

Adam Candeub, a vocal critic of Big Tech, will reportedly join the FCC

Adam Candeub, a known critic of Big Tech, looks poised to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Candeub will be general counsel of the FCC, reports Semafor, which cites direct confirmation from FCC chairman Brendan Carr. TechCrunch has reached out to the FCC for more information. Candeub has long been a vocal critic of Section…