this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
931 points (98.8% liked)

Technology

59582 readers
6141 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
L3s
[email protected]
[email protected]
L4s
enu
931
Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Number1SummerJam to c/technology
184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] notabird 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Laws like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which features overly broad definitions of the platforms it targets and has troubling privacy implications thanks to surveillance requirements, could sweep companies like Netflix or Disney up into its dragnet.

Streaming companies are usually pro-net neutrality, and that’s been a difficult concept for lawmakers and regulators in DC to fully grasp.

For those that read just the headline. Not everything is black and white.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago

Every now and again, their interests align with the average person.

But make no mistake, the companies forming a coalition like this for one or two good causes won't make up for the long term damage it will no doubt cause.