Robert Portman
The Public Record
I think General License 8C is more effective. I understand what you are trying to do with the price cap.
To solve the problem of transparency we must require platforms to move beyond the black box with legislation like the Platform Transparency and Accountability Act.
We all know that the threat of this sexual abuse material is a persistent threat.
We proposed this legislation called the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act to require the largest tech platforms to share data.
I look forward to getting into this issue of the balance between free speech and the hate speech that leads to violence because it is a line that has to be drawn.
Perhaps the most concerning consequence of social media is the ability for our adversaries to exploit platforms to harm Americans for their own geopolitical gain.
We think that all data collected relating to Americans and then accessed in China is a problem.
I wonder if you can give us a commitment today to halting this program indefinitely so as to prevent the platform and bad actors from making money off of child sexual material?
If he couldn`t do, we will because all we`re talking about is the status quo and frankly it`s a legislative function.





