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Goodbye device ownership, and the last vestiges of free speech will die with this bill as well. (www.govtrack.us)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf to c/technology@lemmy.world

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So, OS-level age-gating is going federal, which will effectively kill your rights to device ownership and what's left of free speech and expression.

Enjoy your free speech while you still have it because this is a clear attempt to erase that right.

SOPA never died, it just went into hiding until time to reemerge, and now's that time, this is basically SOPA in a save the kids trenchcoat.

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[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

It's gonna take a revolution to stop that bill from happening. Seriously!

[–] musket528@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

or just some google and apple lobby

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I mean... it's just been introduced

And according to this site it has a 1% chance of being enacted? What's that about?

[–] webkitten@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

Eh, it's only co-sponsored by one other person who isn't running for re-election; it's a purely NY delegation bill. Not saying there isn't the threat from age gating bills but this one is pretty much dead.

[–] ranoss@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s worth writing your reps!! There’s usually an easy way to contact them via their website

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[–] Another3quenc@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Sorry for this stupid question, for a non American like myself. What does this mean for you?

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[–] Redvenom@retrolemmy.com 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Or you could install an non US OS

[–] gndagreborn@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We can't kid ourselves that it would stop with the US. It's too much of a low hanging fruit for governmental overreach.

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