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View Online Technology Technology   PRESENTED BY  The Big Story  Senate panel advances journalism antitrust legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that aims to let news outlets collectively negotiate with dominant tech platforms to be compensated for distributing their content. © Greg Nash The Thursday markup brought together unlikely allies.    The panel advanced the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) in a 13-7 vote, with Sen. John Kennedy (La.), the bill's lead GOP sponsor, as well as Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joining most Democrats in advancing the bill.    Sen. Alex Padilla (Calif.) was the only Democrat on the panel to vote against advancing the bill.    The proposal advanced last session, as well, with bipartisan support, but it was not brought to a floor vote before the end of the session.    One key concern raised by those opposed to the bill centered on content moderation.   Republicans opposed to the measure argued it would lead companies to censor content with an anti-conservative bias.    "I'm afraid the bill would give media and Big Tech companies a free pass to censor the views of conservatives," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said.   Read more in a full report at TheHill.com.  Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future: Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill that blocks TikTok from exporting data to China A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a bill that would block Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok from exporting data to China.  The Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2023, first introduced in 2022, will include several updates, such as directing the Commerce secretary and other agencies to identify categories of personal data that, if exported, could harm U.S. national security.  The …  Full Story Major social media platforms failing to keep LGBTQ users safe: watchdog Social media companies are failing to keep LGBTQ users safe on their platforms, according to a new report from GLAAD, an LGBTQ media watchdog. All five major social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter — received low or failing scores on an annual assessment of LGBTQ user safety released Thursday. The group's third annual Social Media Safety Index graded each platform on LGBTQ safety, privacy and …  Full Story Google hosts, profits from fake abortion clinic ads: report  Google is profiting from ads placed by anti-abortion groups for so-called crisis pregnancy centers that pose as reproductive health care clinics but aim to dissuade pregnant people from accessing abortion care, according to a report released Thursday.  The report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit that aims to counter online misinformation, found that Google earned an estimated $10.2 million from …  Full Story A MESSAGE FROM AMERICAN EDGE PROJECT The Refresh  News we've flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics: Prosecutors to withdraw charges against FTX founder before October trial The federal prosecutors said they would withdraw five of the 13 charges against Sam Bankman-Fried before trial begins in October, The New York Times reported. EU to ban Chinese tech companies from internal networks The European Commission will remove equipment from Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. from its own internal telecommunications, Bloomberg reported. On Our Radar  Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing to consider nominations to the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. In Other News  Branch out with other reads on The Hill: Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — All major social media platforms do poorly at protecting LGBTQ+ users from hate speech and harassment — especially those who are transgender, non-binary or gender non-conforming, the advocacy group GLAAD said Thursday. But Twitter is the worst. In its annual Social Media Safety … Full Story Amazon debuts its headquarters complex in Virginia as it brings workers back to office ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Amazon unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia Thursday, a pair of gleaming, amenity-packed office towers that its leaders hope will persuade employees accustomed to working from home during the pandemic to happily return to the office. The grand … Full Story A MESSAGE FROM AMERICAN EDGE PROJECT What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Shutdown odds grow amid GOP infighting The decision by House Republicans to write spending bills below the caps established in this month's bipartisan debt ceiling deal sets the stage for … Read more White House blasts Tuberville's hold on military nominations White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre slammed Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) for holding up some 200 Pentagon nominees over a Defense Department … Read more What Others are Reading  Opinions related to tech submitted to The Hill: How many Americans have to die before we do something about road safety? 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