Attorney General Andy Beshear joined a coalition of 47 attorneys general in urging Congress to amend the Communication Decency Act to ensure state and local authorities are able to protect citizens from online crimes. Beshear said the CDA needs to be clarified to provide local law enforcement the authority to stop companies that provide platforms that make illegal online activities, like identity theft, black market opioid sales, and deceptive artificial technology, possible. In 2017, Beshear and state attorneys general sought to amend the CDA to include “state, or territorial” language so attorneys general would be able to address more online crimes and protect citizens.