by smw | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
As first reported by Politico, Senator Hawley sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today, questioning the company’s pivot to privacy. Here’s just a snippet: In a letter to Zuckerberg, Hawley (R-Mo.) said he fears the CEO’s recent manifesto — in which he...
by smw | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last night on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” Martha and guest Geraldo Rivera discussed the “creepiness” of big tech’s data collection and the addiction it has caused within society. In the clip, Martha mentions her recent conversation with Senator Hawley on these...
by smw | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Hawley-sponsored bill would give police tools to care for officers’ mental health Kansas City Star By Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith May 11, 2019 The Kansas City Police Department detective who took his own life in February was the fourth member of our department...
by smw | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Roy Blunt of Missouri joined Senate colleagues in cosponsoring a resolution declaring May 12th through 18th National Police Week. The resolution is in remembrance of the 159 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty across...
by smw | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bipartisan Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act of 2019. Introduced with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the legislation is aimed at addressing a major...
by smw | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a bipartisan effort, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter today calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate new evidence of Amazon violating the Children’s Online...
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...
