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Trump’s hasty Take It Down Act has “gaping flaws” that threaten encryption


Legal challenges will likely immediately follow law’s passage, experts said.

They're simultaneously bracing for that backlash, while preparing for the win ahead of the vote tonight and hoping that the law can survive any subsequent legal attacks mostly intact. Bond joined other supporters in suggesting that apparent threats to encryption or online speech are "far-fetched." On his side was Encode's vice president of public policy, Adam Billen, who pushed back on the claim that companies might break encryption due to the law's vague text.

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