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The Stop CSAM Act, first introduced in 2023 by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., (above) and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., would impose several new requirements on companies to prevent the hosting and distribution of child sexual abuse material on their platforms.

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

The Stop CSAM Act would compel companies to curb online child sexual abuse material, but critics argue it would also weaken encrypted services for all users.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, presided over a hearing of the Weaponization of the Federal Government Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 09. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House faces deeply skeptical Congress as it advocates for controversial surveillance tool

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expires in December, is in perhaps its most precarious position yet.
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