State Legislators Grappling to Address Big Tech Censorship

State Legislators Grappling to Address Big Tech Censorship
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies remotely during a hearing to discuss reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act with big tech companies in Washington, on Oct. 28, 2020. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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States are busy looking for ways to curb Big Tech’s outsized power as Google, Facebook, and Twitter have ramped up censorship in recent months.

Confronting tech censorship, however, has been especially challenging for free-market-minded legislators who struggle to achieve the right balance between regulating social media platforms and promoting innovation and free enterprise.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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