Eleanor Gaetan -This article was posted 09/25/2020 and updated 01/31/2022 in conjunction with the reintroduction of the EARN IT Act.

There is a lot of misinformation being spread by the technology industry regarding the EARN IT Act, reintroduced on January 31, 2022 by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham together with a raft of other Senators, Democrats and Republicans.

In the face of an explosion of child sexual abuse material (CSAM, aka child pornography) being distributed and consumed online, the EARN IT Act holds technology companies accountable if they aid and abet the distribution and/or consumption of child sexual abuse material.

The National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a strong supporter.

Big Tech opposes the EARN IT Act because it wants to preserve the blanket legal immunity U.S. courts have said digital platforms currently have. The problem is, Big Tech has not earned the right to immunity.

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