by smw | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Senator Josh Hawley, a fierce critic of social media practices that prey on the addiction of users, announced today that he will introduce landmark legislation banning the exploitation of children through “pay-to-win” and “loot box” monetization practices by the video...
by smw | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier today, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Todd Young (R-Indiana), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania), Roger...
by smw | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Following reports that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is negotiating penalties for Facebook’s breach of its consent order, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph Simons to urge the FTC “to act...
by smw | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Senator Josh Hawley delivered a provocative speech yesterday raising the stakes of the debates over big tech and expanding the scope of the discussion beyond privacy and free speech, questioning whether social media actually provides any real value to the American...
by smw | May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, which reauthorizes the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. The nationwide backlog of untested rape kits is a national scandal with tragic consequences for sexual assault victims....
by smw | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today during Attorney General William Barr’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Josh Hawley said the counterintelligence investigation into President Trump was an attempt by unelected bureaucrats to overturn a democratic election because of...
