EARN IT Act (Proposed) — Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies
Would have created a commission to develop best practices for combating CSAM online and would have conditioned Section 230 immunity on compliance. Faced significant opposition from privacy and free speech advocates. Passed Senate Judiciary Committee but never enacted.
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