U.S. lawmakers to hold hearing on bill that fights child sexual abuse while threatening encryption

The Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday it would hold a hearing on March 11 to discuss legislation aimed at curbing the online distribution of child sexual abuse material and penalizing companies that offer encryption.The legislation by the committee chairman, Republican Lindsey Graham, and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, aims to fight such material on platforms like Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google by making them liable for state prosecution and civil lawsuits.