Edward Simon Cruz
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Edward Simon Cruz
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Journalism + education @ NU ‘27 | reporting for Fresno Bee | also Daily NU, WNUR News, Medill on the Hill | he/him
Balkam called for the industry to develop a legally binding, "standardized way of keeping our kids safe" through parental controls and online safety tools.
February 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Goldberg said families affected by child sexual abuse should be able to undergo a legal discovery process so they can fully “know the extent of the problem.”
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“The overwhelming background and discussion was about the child protection piece,” Leary said on the creation of Section 230.

She called to keep a provision in that law protecting companies from liability for removing objectionable content.
February 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Kids Online Safety Act addresses “conduct, not content,” Leary said.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said the law, which he cosponsored, imposes “no more limitation on free speech” than regulations on other products would.
February 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “Do you find it ironic that all of these people in Big Tech who dreamed about and talked about creating a utopia have managed to generate more hate & more harm than anyone could ever have possibly imagined, all to make money?”

Pizzuro: “And lots of money they made.”
February 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“Until Congress gives parents the ability to sue, nothing will change,” Hawley said.
February 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Guffey said states are approaching online safety laws differently thanks to Section 230, necessitating a federal response on the issue.
February 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM