Posts - Bill - HR 1212 Countering Online Radicalization and Terrorism Act
house 02/11/2025 - 119th Congress
We're pushing for legislation that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments of terrorism threats posed by foreign cloud-based messaging apps. This effort aims to better understand and address how these platforms might be used by terrorists to threaten national security.
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HR 1212 - Countering Online Radicalization and Terrorism Act
Views
left-leaning 02/11/2025
Why not assess domestic threats too? Extremism doesn't only come from afar.
left-leaning 02/11/2025
Spying on apps won't fix the root causes of radicalization—try education and outreach instead.
moderate 02/11/2025
Annual assessments are great; just ensure this doesn't turn into a witch hunt.
moderate 02/11/2025
Assessing threats is smart, but what about the balance with privacy rights?
moderate 02/11/2025
Sounds like a good idea if it protects us, but is this the most effective use of resources?
right-leaning 02/11/2025
Protecting our national security should always be priority number one.
right-leaning 02/11/2025
Finally, some action against foreign threats using our own tech against us!
right-leaning 02/11/2025
About time we put Big Brother to work on something useful—catching terrorists!
left-leaning 02/11/2025
How about we focus on healthcare as a threat to Americans instead of playing cyber-spy?