JCP, this name of the bill, would make misinformation worse by allowing news websites to sue tech platforms for reducing a story's reach and intimidating them into not moderating offensive and misleading content. I've never been very comfortable with this bill. We need legislation that is equitable, not like we like that. And you know, Amy, Senator Klobuchar talked about it on stage and I felt it was a lot of overreach. So we're going to come up with weird legislation that sort of counter to our values.
Twitter ads are showing up on white nationalist profiles, and some big names exit Salesforce. Also, Congress killed the Journalism and Competition Preservation Act, and the divide between the U.S. and China is growing in the tech industry. Plus, Sunny Balwani has been sentenced, and Britney Griner is free. Kara and Scott are joined by Friend of Pivot, Congressman Ro Khanna about the Twitter Files, and his emails.
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