Congress wants to know who is using spyware against the US

A 2021 intelligence funding draft bill mandates a report on surveillance vendors and which countries or other actors are using spyware.

US senator blocks proposed surveillance law opposed by Facebook and Google

Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.