from the always-think-of-how-your-worst-enemy-will-use-this-law dept
For a while, we’ve been pointing out how terrible KOSA (the Kids Online Safety Act) is. Our main concern is that the bill would fundamentally lead to the suppression of all kinds of speech. That’s because the “duty of care” provision, while limited, would allow officials (mostly at the FTC, which can get partisan) to argue that certain types of results were due to a design failure, and companies would seek to suppress content, rather than face the potential liability.
Republicans Pump Brakes on KOSA After Realizing It Could Censor Them Too
Tag: minors
Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children
I’ve talked before about the utter stupidity (and danger) of trying to turn the internet into Disneyland: a safe space for little kids, where they’ll never encounter any content that makes them upset, but plenty of states (and many people in Congress) are trying to do it anyway.
Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children
The Stupidity Of Making Porn Filters Mandatory On Mobile Devices (And Other Musings On Reality)
Lawmakers in the Alabama state legislature have voted for a bill that would require parental controls and NSFW content filters to be enabled on every phone and tablet sold in the state. House Bill (HB) 298, or the Protection of Minors from Unfiltered Devices Act, cleared the state House with an overwhelming 70-8 vote, with two dozen members abstaining from voting, last week. Now in the Senate, HB 298 is seeing success after the bill’s sole sponsor, state Rep. Chris Sells, failed in some previous legislative sessions to push this legislation to approval.
The Stupidity Of Making Porn Filters Mandatory On Mobile Devices (And Other Musings On Reality)
Florida GOP Declares War On The First Amendment to ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’
By Chris Menahan | Information Liberation | March 5, 2023
“The Free State of Florida” is set to have the most oppressive hate crime laws in America in order to “combat anti-Semitism.”
Florida GOP Declares War On The First Amendment to ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’
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A Neo-Nazi Troll Network Is Making Money Abusing Jews
What is the National ‘Day of Hate?’ Police warn Jewish communities to be vigilant this weekend
Maligned in Western Media, Donbass Forces are Defending Their Future from Ukrainian Shelling and Fascism
Eva Bartlett
America is widely understood to be a key instigator behind conflict in Ukraine that has pitted brother against brother
Maligned in Western Media, Donbass Forces are Defending Their Future from Ukrainian Shelling and Fascism
Alleged child labor violations lead to restraining order for Grant County-based company
A federal judge in Nebraska issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a Grant County [Wisconsin] company to keep it from violating child labor laws while the U.S. Department of Labor conducts an investigation into alleged violations.
Alleged child labor violations lead to restraining order for Grant County-based company
H/T: Steve Lehto
VIDEO: 13-year-old on Ukrainian gov’t kill list speaks out
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal speaks to Faina Savenkova, a 13-year-old resident of the Lugansk Republic who was placed on the Myrotvorets (Peacemaker) “kill list” of the Ukrainian government after she issued a call to the United Nations for an end to the war she has lived through since 2014.
Meera Terada also joins to provide background on the role of Myrotvorets in the killing of many journalists and doxxing of hundreds of children, and to identify the Ukrainian officials and public figures behind the disturbing website.
VIDEO: 13-year-old on Ukrainian gov’t kill list speaks out
Haaretz: No More Blind Support, the IDF Must Be Reined In
Prime Minister Yair Lapid repeated once again on Wednesday that he is a faithful successor to his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, at least when it comes to matters of security and occupation. In response to a U.S. announcement, which called upon Israel to reexamine the IDF’s rules of engagement in the territories, the prime minister said: “No one will dictate rules of engagement to us when we’re fighting for our lives.”
No More Blind Support, the IDF Must Be Reined In
Mirotvorets/Myrotvorets: The illegal and extremist activities of the Ukrainian website “Peacemaker” were discussed in Moscow + More
The Supreme Court Already Explained Why California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Is Unconstitutional
from the must-we-always-relive-the-past? dept
Fri, Sep 2nd 2022 09:40am – Mike Masnick
In July of 1995, Time Magazine published one of its most regrettable stories ever. The cover just read “CYBERPORN” with the subhead reading: “EXCLUSIVE A new study shows how pervasive and wild it really is. Can we protect our kids—and free speech?” The author of that piece, Philip Elmer-Dewitt later admitted that it was his “worst” story “by far.”
The Supreme Court Already Explained Why California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Is Unconstitutional
Previously:
Why Is A British Baroness Drafting California Censorship Laws?
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