Josh Hawley
MembersThe Senate's Look Inside America’s License Plate Surveillance Machine
The cameras promise smarter policing while building a map of American life.
At the Clinton Global Initiative, “AI Safety” Comes for Open Source
The emerging AI safety debate has a familiar shape: centralize power first, call the arrangement protection later.
Josh Hawley Expands AI Surveillance Probe to Three More Companies
Hawley wants to know who can search these systems, how far they can look, and what happens afterward.
Senate Probes Flock Safety Over 20 Billion Vehicle Scans
Josh Hawley wants to know what Flock Safety knows, and he has given the company twelve days to write it all down.
Senate Panel Backs GUARD Act, AI Age Verification Bill
Every American who wants to ask a chatbot for help would need to upload a government ID, scan their face, or hand over a financial record first.
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Repeal Section 230, Endangering Online Free Speech
Repealing Section 230 wouldn’t tame Big Tech; it would hand the keys of online speech to the few companies wealthy enough to survive the lawsuits.
Global Lawmakers Smell a Blueprint in Australia’s Online Digital ID Law
Australia’s social media ID laws are inspiring Western lawmakers to follow suit, testing how much surveillance under the guise of child safety they can get away with.
Lawmakers Want Proof of ID Before You Talk to AI
A plan to keep AI chatbots away from kids might quietly make anonymity online a thing of the past.
OpenAI Adopts User Monitoring, Digital ID Verification
The internet’s lasting stronghold of anonymity is being dismantled in the name of safety.
Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots
Age checks for chatbots might sound parental, but they flirt with surveillance-state mechanics.
AI Regulation Ban Crumbles as Senators Rebel
Blackburn’s rapid reversal reveals the deep fractures in Congress over who should police artificial intelligence.
Senate Probes Meta Over Alleged Censorship Tools and Data Sharing Ties With Chinese Communist Party, Whistleblower Testifies
Internal records suggest Meta pursued China’s approval not by compromise but by redesigning its core principles.