Richard Blumenthal

The rules of discovery are the same. The rules of evidence are the same. The Federal procedure is the same, but the cause of action is different.

It's a targeted and streamlined process.

This bill is really useful, because it holds out the prospect of much more immediate relief for consumers.

I spent most of my career in enforcement.

Shouldn't Americans have as much access to competition, fair play, innovation, as European consumers?

These measures are really pro-business. Maybe they're not pro-monopolist or pro-predatory conduct, but they are pro-business.

It's an unprecedented smear campaign, a disinformation strategy.

If we wait for Big Tech to reform itself, we're going to be old men and women.

Big Tech has an abysmal record on civil rights and safety.

There is an elephant in the room, which is Big Tech's response to this legislation.

We cannot afford to waste another 2 years getting nothing done; another 2 years for these monopolists to further entrench their power.

I know eventually we're going to get this done, even if it means all these other countries went before us.

I think the bipartisan showing here and the bipartisan unanimity that we need change is probably the biggest takeaway.

I think the better approach is to look at that fundamental incentive structure and ensure that these companies are not getting unqualified immunity.

What finally changed the behavior of Big Tobacco? Lawsuits.

And for them of all companies to have this free pass, as Justice Kagan called it, seems to me not only ironic, but unacceptable.

Isn't the best way to deal with that just to allow people to get into court and hold these companies accountable?

I appreciate your concern about the community websites, but they're not the ones driving suicidal ideation or bullying or eating disorders to kids.

As Senator Hawley said so well, they get a day in court. That's fundamental to our system.

The technology that is now an inextricable part of our lives be designed in a way that is safe.

His leadership led to the hearing that we had just a couple weeks ago, showing the harms, really desperate, despicable harms that can result from some of the content on the internet and the need to hold accountable the people who put it…

Why should Big Tech be given a pass?

The largest dominant digital platforms have stopped everything that we have tried to do to update our laws

Thanks, Professor Schnapper. Thanks, Senator Hawley. Senator Padilla.

One of the goals of the legislation is, in fact, greater transparency.