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Josh Hawley: “Currently, these companies are completely immune from any…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Senator Josh Hawley's Exchange with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem | 03.03.26

Published | Video Starts at 07:44

And I just want to call on these companies again here today to take down these images and to allow the victims of these images and of this exploitation to be able to get into court and have their day in court. Currently, these companies are completely immune from any accountability in court. As you know, Madam Secretary, this is completely anomalous and totally unjust. And the companies ought to say, we will take down these images, we will work cooperatively with you, we will not support the traffickers, and we will stop this epidemic of child exploitation. (07:44–07:49)

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Asserts that companies hosting images of child exploitation are immune from court accountability.

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