US House Judiciary Committee says UK law fosters 'censorship regime'
By Patricia Figueiredo ( February 28, 2025, 17:28 GMT | Insight) -- The Republican-led US House Judiciary Committee sent subpoenas to eight American tech companies seeking their communications with UK officials related to content moderation and the UK Online Safety Act, the committee said in a letter to prime minister Keir Starmer yesterday. The committee invited Starmer to provide “additional information you believe is relevant to our understanding of the UK's censorship regime.”US lawmakers have written to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressing concerns over enforcement of the Online Safety Act against US tech companies. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said the committee sent subpoenas to eight American tech companies asking them to share communications with UK officials related to content moderation....
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