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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 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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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[–] Enfors@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (14 children)

kill your rights to device ownership and what’s left of free speech and expression.

I hate this shit as much as the next guy, but can we cool it with the exaggerations, please? There is no more free speech and expression in the US now because of this? What? When it comes to free speech, we're crying wolf at this point. I agree that this bill is terrible and a move in the wrong direction, but it's not exactly killing off free speech. I mean, come on. People can't take us seriously when we talk like this.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 1 points 5 months ago

Most people in this thread have no clue what free speech is apparently. But Yankees love talking about how much freedom they have, so if that's what it takes to rally them, so be it I imagine?

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It's either you cry and run away, or you fight the system.

[–] markon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

If they wanna start a hot revolution it is coming.

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