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# EARN IT Act Still Ain't Good
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/earn-it-still-aint-good/
- Published: 2020-07-07T23:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-07T23:30:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[The Earn It Act Threatens Our Online Freedoms. New Amendments Don’t Fix It.](https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2020/07/earn-it-act-threatens-our-online-freedoms-new-amendments-don%E2%80%99t-fix-it?ref=birchtree.me)

> The July 2 manager’s and Leahy amendments attempt to respond to some of the concerns that I and others have raised about EARN IT. But they perpetuate the basic underlying problem: if passed, even in this amended form, the bill would still pose a serious threat to our freedoms online, especially [freedom of speech](https://gizmodo.com/senate-turns-shitty-orwellian-surveillance-bill-into-po-1844252068?ref=birchtree.me). That threat is inherent to this legislation; no amount of amendments can fix it. And here’s the kicker: it *still* won’t guarantee children’s safety online.

I'm not a legal expert, but this write up does a good job explaining the proposals in this act and why the new changes don't actually fix it (if it even could be fixed and is not fundamentally flawed).