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Publisher cancels forthcoming anti-Big Tech book authored by US Senator Hawley

( January 7, 2021, 23:16 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Simon & Schuster says it's canceling publication of US Senator Josh Hawley's forthcoming book, "The Tyranny of Big Tech." The Missouri Republican is a noted Silicon Valley critic and the sponsor of several proposals to weaken Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, the law that shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content. In a statement, the publishing house said it "cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom," referring to the riot in the US Capitol yesterday by supporters of President Donald Trump.Statement in full follows:...

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