It's very clear that we want to make changes to Section 230, but there are always unintended consequences whenever we attempt to do that.
Mazie Hirono
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Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Hirono is known for her advocacy on issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights, often emphasizing the importance of public education and human rights in her public statements.
I introduced My Body, My Data Act to help individuals protect private sexual health data.
Well, when you talk about not focusing on certain types of bad behaviors, but to look at the sort of the general problem with Section 230, so how would you make the kind of changes that you're talking about to protect vulnerable…
I am glad that we now have this opportunity to do the right thing because it is really crazy that at a time when small businesses are in need of the support of the SBA that this position has been vacant for many years.
Nobody predicted that we would have these kinds of hugely powerful digital platforms that millions of people use.
It's been really challenging to do anything to regulate these very powerful digital platforms.
The current antitrust laws have not been particularly effective in regulating digital platforms.
I commend the EU for its decision to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and to lend a lot more support for renewables.
I ask the following two foundational questions of every witness who comes before any of the Committees on which I sit.





