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Comment: Online platform protection in trade agreements questioned in US Congress

By Dave Perera and Kat Lucero ( October 10, 2019, 22:30 GMT | Comment) -- American efforts to globally insulate online platforms from lawsuits have sparked a backlash in the US Capitol, where pressure is building for tech companies to take legal responsibility for their users. But even if Congress were to radically alter a domestic law shielding online platforms, it’s questionable whether America’s trading partners would pursue a treaty violation case.American efforts to globally insulate online platforms from lawsuits have sparked backlash in the US Capitol, where pressure is building for tech companies to take legal responsibility for their users....

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