Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFederal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.linuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square297fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHe appears to be a New Jersey Rep, and the Democratic cosponsor of this bill.
minus-squareunitedwithme@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOhhh, well… Yikes. I think they hop on board without truly understanding what they’re signing up for. OR worse yet, they understand and are OK with it.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoEither way it’s a problem. If politicians are writing tech bills to deliberately undermine freedom: fire them. If they’re writing bad tech policy because they’re not consulting the “good guys” first, such as the FSF, EFF, or OSI: also fire them.
He appears to be a New Jersey Rep, and the Democratic cosponsor of this bill.
Ohhh, well… Yikes. I think they hop on board without truly understanding what they’re signing up for. OR worse yet, they understand and are OK with it.
Either way it’s a problem.
If politicians are writing tech bills to deliberately undermine freedom: fire them.
If they’re writing bad tech policy because they’re not consulting the “good guys” first, such as the FSF, EFF, or OSI: also fire them.