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Senate passes bill to protect kids online and make tech companies accountable for harmful content (apnews.com)
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[–] Ultraviolet 70 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You'd be right in this case too. It's extremely sketchy, it's pretty much absolute censorship power with only an informal promise that it won't be used for anything nefarious (but a refusal to actually codify anything preventing that). "Harmful content" is left very conveniently vague.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate on that claim? I couldn't find anything substantial in the article.

[–] 0laura 11 points 4 months ago

if they decide that treating the "transgendereds" like people is "harmful to children" then it'll be banned.