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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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The Democrats are controlled opposition, more at 11.

https://resist.bot/letters/fd7cadb3-b762-4c84-a6b9-164d3a2fc00a

Consider also writing to congress in addition to calling.

[–] eronth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What OSs are good to fork or download before this goes live?

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Does me tapping my order into a self-service kiosk at a restaurant count as "using" the operating system that it is running on?

Like, I feel like this is going to be really difficult to enforce, and big business might actually push back against it if they think it will hurt their bottom line, but my god can we stop with this nanny state internet surveillance bullshit already? The government is too stupid to actually protect anyone with this dumb law because there will always be loopholes and workarounds.

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[–] bibbasa@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as if this congress could pass anything right now.

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[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

How's that supposed to work with ssh keys?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

1% chance of being enacted

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure that reflects its stage in the legislative process, not support/opposition. i.e.: out of 100 bills that get introduced, only 1 becomes law.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

What was the projected chance of Trump getting nominated, let alone winning an election?

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[–] quips@slrpnk.net -3 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Imo all this shit is blatantly unconstitutional and will be shot down in the courts

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