• AnonTwo@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      Pretty sure they’re trying to make “we need more control over the internet” into a national security issue, similar to during the cold war. So basically tie him in with a party people in the US really dislike.

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        9 months ago

        Pretty sure they’re trying to make “we need more control over the internet” into a national security issue

        This is exactly it. Section 230 already has limitations, if a site fails to act when notified they lose the protections. However, the government have completely failed in their responsibility to actually enforce it. Instead, we get the classic “think of the children!!” bullshit while they try and rip away key parts of how the internet functions.

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      9 months ago

      The GOP is worried that their attacks on Taylor Swift is driving away younger voters, so they’re going to pivot to a TikTok ban

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      9 months ago

      It wouldn’t. Just like how the Senator’s next question about Tiananmen Square and follow up false statement about “hundreds of thousands” of people dying there also has nothing to do with it.