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"The most concerning update to the bill is a new carveout which says that providers cannot be penalized for failing to conduct “additional verification or investigation” into users’ communications unless they “deliberately blind” themselves. Just as in the EARN IT Act, this language squarely implicates the very security and privacy features that protect users’ communications from prying eyes, especially those of the companies themselves. This language will encourage providers to undermine those features out of the fear that law enforcement will argue that, by taking themselves out of the loop and allowing all users to have truly secure conversation, providers are “blinding” themselves."