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NSL Reform Act Introduced in Congress

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Congress Amends NSL Statutes in USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006

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Congress Amends the RFPA NSL Authority

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Congress Passes the USA PATRIOT Act, Amending and Adding to NSL statutes

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Congress Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to Add NSL Authority

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Congress Amends the National Security Act to Add NSL Authority

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Congress Amends RFPA to Add NSL Authority

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Congress Passes the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) with NSL Authority

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Congress Passes the Right to Financial Privacy Act (RFPA)

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A bill that sounds good but works as a weapon. The Take It Down Act won't make Big Tech work better—but will give Trump a lot of leverage over platforms. https://www.theverge.com/poli...

Mar 6 @ 2:00pm

When laws are rushed, rights get trampled. The Take It Down Act can be easily abused. Tell Congress to stop it. https://act.eff.org/action/th...

Mar 6 @ 1:10pm

Take It Down would give the rich & powerful an easy way to demand content removal—no questions asked. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks...

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