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Montana Becomes First State to Enshrine ‘Right to Compute’ Into Law - Montana Newsroom
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this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2025
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The bill explicitly states that data centers being a public nuisance is a "Compelling government interest," so I don't think it's geared towards protecting data centers.
Edit: there is one major issue with the bill; it still keeps the door open for age verification.
Missed that line! Thanks!