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On the recordDecember 1, 2021
We need to protect the free speech and we need to protect the possibilities that, you know, technology gives us, but we need to also be quite worried about cybersecurity and that, you know, those capabilities can be used for adverse purposes by populist governments.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

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Spanberger emphasizes the importance of protecting free speech and cybersecurity against populist misuse.

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