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Facebook, Google Compromise On New Legislation

After denouncing a bill that would hold Web companies accountable for hosting sex trafficking, Facebook and Google are now apparently trying to reach a middle ground with lawmakers. “The shifting position illustrates the changing political reality in Washington for some of the country’s biggest technology companies,” writes The New York Times. “After years of largely avoiding regulation, businesses like Facebook, Google and Amazon are a focus of lawmakers.”

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