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Student loan reform crusader mounts campaign for Trump ally’s House seat

A bankruptcy attorney specializing in student loan debt is running as a Democrat for a New York House seat that is currently held by a staunch Trump ally. Austin Smith, in his first bid for public office, launched a campaign for the 2022 House office currently held by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) in the 1st congressional district of New York, representing eastern Long Island. “Iā€™m a bit old fashioned and for all my rabble-rousing in my legal career to date, I am skeptical of utopias and weary of… Source link

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Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law

By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. In testimony prepared for a joint hearing before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls from lawmakers for changes to a law called Section 230 of the… Source link

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Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law

By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. In testimony prepared for a joint hearing before two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees on Thursday, Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls from lawmakers for changes to a law called Section 230 of the… Source link

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