At a hearing on Tuesday, Durbin pitched the bill as his response to the growing number of U.S. tech firms that have failed to cooperate with congressional lawmakers on promoting Internet freedoms abroad. ...
Consequently, Durbin stressed it was time for Congress to take more forceful action to ensure tech companies did not abandon U.S. values in order to do business abroad.
"The bottom line is this: With a few notable exceptions, the tech ind seems unwilling to regulate itself and unwilling to engage in a dialogue with Congress on ... human rights challenges..." Durbin said.
"Today, I'm announcing I will introduce legislation that will require Internet companies to take reasonable steps to protect human rights, or face civil and criminal liability," he continued. ...
Comment: Of course what Durbin is really saying, which we can conclude from his past actions, is more US Government control of the private sector.
Dick Durbin; one of a hundred whose main inclination is to enlarge government and squash freedom.
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