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• On the post: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Has Really Bad Ideas About Section 230

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2022 @ 05:03pm

  On further retrospect, I may have made a mistake responding the way I did.

• On the post: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Has Really Bad Ideas About Section 230

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 18 Oct, 2022 @ 02:03pm

  Section 230 doesn’t make it possible for web sites to moderate. That’s taken care of by the First Amendment. Ah yes, the First amendment the protects the freedom of speech, religion, the press…. content moderation. Because the Forefathers must’ve had such insane foresight about the coming of the internet that they created a law that would be enacted 220 years later. In all seriousness, this is a half-truth. The short answer is no, it is only section 230 protects both the content and the moderation of content from liability. The First Amendment enables free speech, expression, press, and religion. It could be used to justify moderation, but that is an assumption. It is Section 230 that makes those two aspects of content and moderation de facto. Take away 230, you turn the Internet into a dysfunctional mess of extremes.

• On the post: Senator Manchin Tries To Sneak His Dangerous ‘See Something, Say Something’ Attack On The Internet Into The Must Pass NDAA

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 13 Oct, 2022 @ 11:55am

  Did anyone ever told Manchin that only shooting STARs break the mold?

• On the post: No One Has Any Clue How Texas’ Social Media Law Can Actually Work (Because It Can’t Work)

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2022 @ 03:18pm

  This law may be stupid, but… No. No buts. this law is simply stupid and that’s that. Anyone who defends it is equally stupid. As you said, actions do indeed have consequences. Only this is a profoundly stupid action with dangerous consequences if left unchecked. This isn’t an attempt to clamper down social media’s “viewpoint censorship.” This is all irresponsible and incoherent political play to pander to right-wing apologists for the midterms, there is no substance, no logic, not even a justifiable reason for HB 20’s existence that is rooted in reality. It’s all child’s play, crafted by a xenophobic tyrant and his delusional sidekick. Shame on them and shame on you.

• On the post: No One Has Any Clue How Texas’ Social Media Law Can Actually Work (Because It Can’t Work)

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 30 Sep, 2022 @ 02:23pm

  Koby: Techdirt’s resident Cancel Culture Victim. That’s a weird way of calling yourself a village idiot.

• On the post: There Are Real Threats To Free Speech Everywhere. Cancel Culture Is Far Down The List

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 27 Sep, 2022 @ 08:55pm

  Jeez. Talk about zero to a hundred.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 26 Sep, 2022 @ 12:36pm

  Genuine Question

  Why are you here? If you think we’re all cesspools here, why are you even here? Why bother arguing with everyone? To get that brief high of being right? If you have such a high position, why are you wasting your time here with your petty squabbles? There’s more to life than this little screen, so I’m going to be blunt: Go touch some grass, you genuine loser.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 25 Sep, 2022 @ 11:50am

  Says the manchild having a tantrum, mad that no one buys his bullshit.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2022 @ 04:41pm

  It’s not what he’s saying, it’s the way he phrases it. What Chozen is saying is true, but the way he is framing it is like this is a blessing. When in reality, it’s anything but. It’s almost as if he’s getting off how these websites could be bled dried in court. This man is just delusional.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2022 @ 01:18pm

  Sorry about the language, got emotional there. Not exactly having a good week.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2022 @ 01:10pm

  Okay, what acts that legislate control to the states? Care to elaborate? Because last time I checked that the Comm act legislate control to the FCC, the Federal Communication Commission. I will repeat: Federal. As in not by states, but by the Federal government. The regulations are allocated to the utility of telephone lines, methods of communication, but not the communication itself. And the last time the Act has been updated was in 1996, the year the internet was born. Just because the states or the government could have the power to moderate what to say or not to say on Twitter or Facebook, doesn’t mean it should.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2022 @ 12:19pm

  Do you not see how absolutely fucked up this law is? No matter what happens, you get sued. 50 mil users might seem a lot, but comparing that to the size of Twitter and Facebook, it is comparable to crumbs. That isn’t the average of Big Tech companies. That is the average of most companies on the Internet. This is what happens you legislate with revenge. You throw logic out and only legislate with emotion and all you get is disaster. Do you seriously still think this is fair or do you just like the sound of wind through your head? In situations like this, we all lose. Now get off your damned high horse, you daft cunt.

• On the post: Did The 5th Circuit Just Make It So That Wikipedia Can No Longer Be Edited In Texas?

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 23 Sep, 2022 @ 11:12am

  Sir, this is a McDonalds. The only democratic process is the people who chooses a Big Mac.

• On the post: 5th Circuit Rewrites A Century Of 1st Amendment Law To Argue Internet Companies Have No Right To Moderate

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2022 @ 10:20am

  I’m sorry, I forget, who do you work for again? Because clearly whoever hired you, it wasn’t for grammar.

• On the post: 5th Circuit Rewrites A Century Of 1st Amendment Law To Argue Internet Companies Have No Right To Moderate

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2022 @ 10:03pm

  I don’t know about that. I hate the Roberts court with every fiber in my being, but even I don’t think even the SC would defend one of the most delusional legal decisions ever made. At least I hope. Damn, with AB 2273 passing, Biden’s renewed witch hunt on section 230, and… whatever the fuck this nonsense is. This has got to be the worst week for the Internet.

• On the post: Biden Falsely Claims That Removing Section 230 And Forced Transparency Will Stop Hatred; He’s Dangerously Wrong

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2022 @ 03:43pm

  The irony of Biden claiming that removing section 230 would remove hateful speech, when he, democrats, and republicans run on a strawman platform that was built on blind hatred for the internet at a summit that’s trying to crack down on “hate-fueled violence,” where he also got a standing ovation. That’s like a double dose of irony.

• On the post: Gavin Newsom Fucks Over The Open Internet, Signs Disastrously Stupid Age Appropriate Design Code

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2022 @ 10:28am

  Alternative ending

  Nefarious dudes: “You know, if we set up fake sites with age verification we’ll get free personal data!” California: “Hey… you doing this for the children?” Nefarious dudes: “Yeaahhhh, suurrrre.”

• On the post: Gavin Newsom Fucks Over The Open Internet, Signs Disastrously Stupid Age Appropriate Design Code

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2022 @ 03:26pm

  Jeez, overdramatic much? Mate, I’m not happy about this situation either, but we now have a window of time to kill this law, before it becomes law. Besides, it was expected that Newsom would sign this into law. Even if he didn’t, the California assembly would’ve already voted to bypass him. So killing the law by legislative process is a no-go. Killing it or at least weaken it with the judicial system however is probably the best shot we have. Not all hope is lost. Yet.

• On the post: Gavin Newsom Fucks Over The Open Internet, Signs Disastrously Stupid Age Appropriate Design Code

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 15 Sep, 2022 @ 01:39pm

  California: “Hello fellow websites of the internet! I want you to not spy on anyone under the age of 18, but I also want you to make sure that everyone should always be monitored, especially the people under 18 years. Do any of this wrong and we’ll rape you with lawsuits.” Website(s): “wait wha-“ California: “Y E S . “

• On the post: You’re Living In The True Golden Age Of Television. Enjoy It, Because It’s About To End.

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2022 @ 06:54am

  All of these worrisome trajectories are painful reminders that streaming platforms are not your friend. They always were and always will be companies in the end.

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