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Please note a change to the program:
Mr. Connor Glisson, tech policy counsel for Senator Marsha Blackburn, will speak in the senator's stead.
Hudson’s Center for the Economics of the Internet will welcome Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to speak about pressing digital safety issues facing Congress. With Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth, she will discuss artificial intelligence and protecting creators, the Kids Online Safety Act, the Open App Markets Act, and comprehensive data privacy.
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