Mediagazer: Biden and some GOP senators have formed a loose alliance in asking SCOTUS to change Section 230 protections when hearing Gonzalez v. Google on February 21 (NBC News)

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NBC News:

Biden and some GOP senators have formed a loose alliance in asking SCOTUS to change Section 230 protections when hearing Gonzalez v. Google on February 21 — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and some of his most prominent Republican adversaries in Congress have become allies, of sorts …

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Sheila Dang / Reuters:

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