House Judiciary Committee
Ranking Member Nadler Calls on Chairman Jordan to Investigate Political Censorship on X
On August 12, Rep Jerry Nadler (D-NY) wrote to Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH) to request that the House Judiciary Committee investigate political censorship on X. Five secretaries of state recently sounded the alarm that Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot on X, has been sharing inaccurate information about the 2024 election. Rep Nadler wrote "I am concerned that X will not take this matter seriously absent this Committee’s attention. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon described X’s response as 'the equivalent of a shoulder shrug.
Congress Wants to Know if Twitter is Blocking Vice President Harris
I write to bring to your attention a serious and time-sensitive censorship issue occurring on the social media platform X. Numerous users have recently reported being blocked from following Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign handle @KamalaHQ in the past two days, following the news that President Biden will not seek re-election and that he has endorsed Vice President Harris as a candidate for President. As you know, Vice President Harris is now a bona fide candidate for President of the United States in the 2024 elections.
House Judiciary Republicans Release Agenda for Taking on Big Tech
House Judiciary Republicans released their agenda to hold Big Tech accountable. This agenda presents specific proposals that will speed up and strengthen antitrust enforcement, hold Big Tech accountable for its censorship, and increase transparency around Big Tech’s decisions through:
Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets
The House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee released the findings of its more than 16-month long investigation into the state of competition in the digital economy, especially the challenges presented by the dominance of Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook and their business practices. After outlining the challenges presented due to the market domination of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook, the report walks through a series of possible remedies to (1) restore competition in the digital economy, (2) strengthen the antitrust laws, and (3) reinvigorate antitrust enforcement.
Rep Collins releases principles to protect online data property and privacy
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) released guiding principles for legislation he plans to draft and introduce to protect online data as the property of consumers and establish privacy protections for online users. “When consumers generate data, they should have a powerful voice in who gets to use it, how much of it is used and under what conditions. Since it’s their property, consumers should also determine how much privacy they want surrounding their data,” Rep Collins said.