Officials testify about Consumer Protection. They looked at Internet Service providers, Tech Companies and Internet Users who repost thirdparty material. The committee will now come to order. The chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. Online content moderation has largely enabled the internet experience that we know today, whether its looking up restaurant reviews on yelp, catching up on snl on youtube or checking in on a friend or a loved one on social media, these are all experiences that weve come to know and rely on, and the platforms we go to to do these things have been enabled by usergenerated content as well as the ability of these companies to moderate that content. Section 23069 Communications Decency act has enabled that ecosystem to evolve, by giving Online Companies the ability to moderate content without equating them to the publisher or speaker of that content, weve enabled the creation of massive online communities of millions and billio
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Book, 26 words that created the internet by jeff kosseff. General housekeeping notes, week, for the first time will have our offer and two commentators reflect on this book followed by a question and answer session. Then about 1 30 p. M. , we shall have lunch and more conversation about these issues. Lets go to the subject matter today. Legislators and regulators work on a greater burden that facilitates intimate speech. Left and right receive whats treated as the publishers of the users speech. That means subject to all the rules that go for number publishers, its unknown but utperhaps very damaging effectsn speech or freedom of speech. Australia content, a recent law include jail social media executives, uk created social media regulator. They do not remove harmful content. This morning, parliament voted for antiterrorism bill which required requires them to act on reports of terrorist content within 60 minutes. As large of 4 of their revenue. Think about what that would mean for Lar
Welcome to the Cato Institute. The Vice President here at the Cato Institute. Id like to welcome you to our performed today on an important book, the 26 works that treated the internet by jeff kosseff. General housekeeping notes, we, for the first time, will have our offer and two commentators reflect on this book all about question and answer session. Then about 1 30 p. M. , we shall have much. And more conversation about these issues. Lets go to the subject matter today. Legislatures and regulators work on the greater border in that speech. American, left and right would see platforms treated as the publishers at a user speech. That means subject to all the rules that go for normal publishers. With unknown but perhaps very damaging effects on speech or freedom of speech. Australia sharing content bill, a recent law includes provisions to jail social media executives, uk creating social media regulator with Broad Authority who do not remove harmful content. The justice wanted to go to
Welcome. And we are delighted to have all of you with this today. The committee gathers to examine this state of the television and video marketplace. Im glad to convened this hearing with my colleague, se senator cantwell, hours established panel of witnesses and thank them for appearing. The honorable michael powell, president and ceo of an cta the internet and television association. The honorable gordon smith, president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters and our former colleague. Mr. David kinney, ceo of nielsen. Mr. Craig aaron, president and ceo of free press. Americans are living in the golden age of television. Weve never had more choices and access to video content. When viewers tend to be home at a certain time to watch their favorite show, they are gone. Television experience is moving away from dependence on fixed schedules, programming links and the confines of the Family Living room. With the development of overthetop technology, digital programming and s