Big Tech

Hawley Questions Trump DOJ Antitrust Nominee on Antitrust Enforcement

Today in a Senate Judiciary Nomination hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Gail Slater, President Trump’s nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice. Senator Hawley focused his questioning on Big Tech and antitrust enforcement,  and the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  "I am extremely concerned about what the emergence of AI and monopoly power in AI will mean for American...

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Hawley Secures Promises from Kash Patel to Clean Up FBI, End Biden’s Abuses

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) today secured the commitment of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to end the Biden-era FBI attacks on Christians and parents and seek accountability for those responsible.  During his Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing, Patel assured Senator Hawley that he would, "[F]ully utilize, if confirmed, the investigative powers of the FBI to give you the information you require and...

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Hawley Introduces Legislation to Decouple American AI Development from Communist China

Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to protect America's artificial intelligence (AI) development from China. "Every dollar and gig of data that flows into Chinese AI are dollars and data that will ultimately be used against the United States," said Senator Hawley. "America cannot afford to empower our greatest adversary at the expense of our own strength. Ensuring American economic superiority means cutting China off from American ingenuity...

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Ranking Member Hawley Sounds Alarm on OpenAI Safety Concerns, Gives Floor to Former Board Member who Voted to Oust Sam Altman

In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), serving as ranking member, urged his colleagues in the upper chamber to prioritize legislation that would protect Americans from the harms artificial intelligence (AI) has proven to pose. Senator Hawley questioned former board member of OpenAI Helen Toner, who voted last year to oust OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a high-profile boardroom battle, charging him with...

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Senate Passes Hawley-Backed Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Kids Online, Hold Big Tech Accountable for Child Exploitation

This week the Senate passed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), cosponsored by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), to fight back against Big Tech's targeting of kids online. "Despite Big Tech’s endless lobbying, the Senate has taken a serious first step this week toward keeping kids safe online. The next step is to take the fight to the platforms—to give parents the right to sue. America’s sons and daughters deserve justice, not exploitation," said Senator Hawley....

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Hawley Urges Senate Leadership to Protect Americans and U.S. Elections from Deceptive AI

Today in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the subcommittee, criticized Senate leadership's failure to send legislation to the floor to protect Americans and the U.S. electoral process from the worst effects of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.   "Let's not allow these same companies that control the social media technology in this country, that control the news in this...

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Hawley Calls for Senate Vote on TikTok, End to CCP Spying

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed legislation that would ban TikTok on all American devices, if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) linked ByteDance refuses to sell the app. NOW is the time to act on TikTok and stop China spying. The Senate should take up this bill immediately https://t.co/PstR0rY9xi — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March 13, 2024 Senator Hawley has been a leader against CCP-linked...

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Hawley to Google CEO Over Woke Gemini AI Program: ‘Come testify to Congress. Under oath. In public.’

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) blasted Google CEO Sundar Pichai over the company's woke Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) tool and called for him to testify about it, under oath, to Congress.  The AI program received backlash after depicting a litany of historically inaccurate images and text in service of the left’s DEI agenda – including generating the Pope as a black woman and claiming there was “no definitive proof” that Hamas...

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Democrat Blocks Hawley Effort to Pass Bipartisan Bill to Hold Big Tech Accountable & Crack Down on Child Sex Abuse Material Online

Tonight U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor and called for unanimous consent on bipartisan legislation to crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online. The STOP CSAM Act would empower victims to bring civil suits against Big Tech platforms that knowingly host CSAM content. "These companies are the most profitable companies in the world. They are the biggest companies in the history of the world...

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Zuckerberg Fallout: Hawley to Call for Unanimous Consent on Legislation Giving Victims of Exploitation the Right to Sue Big Tech

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he will go to the U.S. Senate floor next week and call for unanimous consent on legislation giving victims of sexual exploitation online the right to sue social media platforms. Apologies are nice, but it’s time for Congress to act. Next week I will go to the floor and ask unanimous consent to pass legislation giving victims of exploitation online the right to sue the platforms. We’ve had years of talk. Now is the time to make this law —...

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