The $25 million in funding that had been intended for SB 911 will instead go to UC Berkeley to support a fellowship program geared toward underserved communities.
The whistleblower told lawmakers that Twitter executives had ignored concerns about foreign governments infiltrating its operations and misled regulators about its privacy practices.
Progressive groups like Free Press urged the agency to swiftly implement digital privacy measures that would shield internet users from predatory data practices.
Social-media companies have taken steps to restrict Russian state-media accounts. But posts from those accounts still spread in non-English languages and in places outside the West.