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• On the post: New KOSA, Same As Old KOSA, But Now With Elon’s Ignorant Endorsement

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 09 Dec, 2024 @ 03:18pm

  And just like that, KOSA seems to be dead... For now. Statement from Mike Johnson has confirmed that the House wants to further discuss the possibility for the next session. KOSA, will be likely back. But for now, we can breathe. Well done. https://www.axios.com/pro/tech-policy/2024/12/09/johnson-shuts-down-effort-to-pass-kids-online-safety-bill-this-year

• On the post: DC Circuit Upholds TikTok Ban In Alarming Ruling, Claiming It Actually Enhances Free Speech

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2024 @ 02:16pm

  Finding scapegoats is easier than solving issues.

• On the post: DC Circuit Upholds TikTok Ban In Alarming Ruling, Claiming It Actually Enhances Free Speech

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2024 @ 01:58pm

  Just like the quote from 1984…

  “War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, And Banning a Foreign Social Media is Free Speech. Apparently.”

• On the post: GOP FTC Commissioners Abuse “Free Speech” Rhetoric To Push For Government Control Over Online Speech

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 06 Dec, 2024 @ 11:23am

  This is what happens when you let loyalty be the defining factor of your administration. You get lies, corruption, inefficiency, toxicity and infighting. The fact that both republican commissioners from the FCC and the FTC claim they have authority to regulate content moderations confirms one thing: the next administration is going to be chaotic as hell.

• On the post: Brendan Carr Makes It Clear That He’s Eager To Be America’s Top Censor

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 27 Nov, 2024 @ 01:51pm

  I think calling him smart is giving him way too much credit. Carr is thinking that Chevron hasn’t been overturned and his authority is actually extremely limited. If even the Federalist Society can call out the BS of Brendon Carr, that actually says how much bark he has to his minuscule bite. And as long as people recognize this, it minimizes Carr’s effectiveness as a threat. With that said, I am not discounting Carr as a threat. He has the potential to be the biggest threat to free speech. It’s just whether or not he’ll be successful or not. And whether Congress could potentially give that power to him.

• On the post: Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Nothing To FCC Here

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 22 Nov, 2024 @ 06:09pm

  You know Carr is genuinely off his rocker when even the Federalist Society is correcting him.

• On the post: Porn Is Protected Speech. Trump’s New Presidency Will Test That Sentiment. The Courts Can Uphold It.

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2024 @ 06:07pm

  You’re making a lot of assumptions here…

  1) There’s a very clear distinction between legitimate forms of porn/sex work and sex trafficking. One is of consent, the other isn’t. TD supports the former, not the later. (And no, CP does not count as apart for the former). 2) As crude as it may seem, but porn is a good measurement of a free speech. And why banning it is such a slippery slope. It sets a dangerous precedent for free speech and expression, because by extension it releases the floodgates of what is acceptable and what is offensive. Soon it would stop being whether or not it is considered pornographic, and more so what you find offensive, like SFW depictions of a queer relationship.

• On the post: MAGA World’s Belief In Their Made Up Claim That Biden Is ‘Censoring’ Conservatives On Social Media May Kill KOSA

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2024 @ 03:05pm

  The Right Decision for the Wrong Reasons

  Well this was unexpected. While I’m glad that KOSA has hit another major roadblock, I can’t help but think that this would cause an unintended effect of more moderates supporting the bill even more (with the excuse of, it’s just MAGA being MAGA). A part of me wishes that the reason for House Leadership’s opposition wouldn’t be mired in delusion of “Biden Administration + censor = conservatives.” But rather the reason be that KOSA is just a terrible, exploitative idea that will be used in bad-faith. Nevertheless, the enemy of my enemy is my friend I suppose. It was the right decision, but for the wrong reasons.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 11:32pm

  Passing a mark-up session does not guarantee that the bill gets the floor vote automatically. It took over a year for KOSA to pass the senate when it passed the senate committee. Hysteria isn’t good for anyone. And it’s especially not good for you. Your mental health matters.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 11:25pm

  If it isn’t snuck into an omnibus bill, then yeah. KOSA has an extremely narrow path that’s thinning every day.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 01:25pm

  Sorry dude, I’m labeling you as spam. Quit doom-posting.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 01:22pm

  Dude. Even if it still passed the mark-up, KOSA would still need to go through the House, has to be approved for a House vote, has to go through reconciliation process (depends on the Mark-up), and 18 months to go into force, which has a strong probability of being shot down judicially within that time. Calm down, KOSA isn’t inevitable.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 12:35pm

  Oh god, I screwed that up. Anyways, not really surprised of KOSA making a last-minute resuscitation. But I’m for one glad that it doesn’t have the odds in its favor outside of the senate. Fingers crossed, though. I will say shoving 16 different bills into one markup session is kinda insane. At least to me at least.

• On the post: KOSA Rises From The Ashes: House Committee Announces Markup

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 17 Sep, 2024 @ 12:23pm

  [Why won’t you die?!] (https://youtu.be/Cjl0p0MdvQ0?si=4PDdL2igrbz-2lRP)

• On the post: Heritage Foundation Admits KOSA Will Be Useful For Removing Pro-Abortion Content… If Trump Wins

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 16 Sep, 2024 @ 04:15pm

  Netchoice: “Am I a joke to you?”

• On the post: Second Circuit Says Libraries Disincentivize Authors To Write Books By Lending Them For Free

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2024 @ 01:19pm

  I concur. I suggest taking your mind off of the situation and do something else. Something that makes you happy. Techdirt is the very last place you want to take comfort and solace. It’s okay to be concerned, or scared, and be disappointed, what isn’t is wallowing in doom and despair. It’s not good for the soul.

• On the post: Second Circuit Says Libraries Disincentivize Authors To Write Books By Lending Them For Free

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2024 @ 01:10pm

  The Internet Archive is still here, but I won’t lying that I’m deeply concerned about its fate in the future. It isn’t the destruction of the library of Alexandria levels of bad, at least not yet, but it definitely felt like a small section of the library got torn apart. Nevertheless of the size, a devastating loss either way.

• On the post: Florida The Latest State To Be Sued By Big Name Publishers Over Unconstitutional Book Bans

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 05 Sep, 2024 @ 11:00am

  Only Florida can recognize the 1st Amendment as its own Florida Man.

• On the post: Third Circuit’s Section 230 TikTok Ruling Deliberately Ignores Precedent, Defies Logic

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2024 @ 11:46am

  Oh, wow. We’ve got ourselves an edgy anarchist here, 🙄. Listen mate, everyone should be concerned here. Section 230 is not this proponent of a libertarian dystopia fan-fiction you’ve cooking up. In fact, Section 230 does the opposite, it enables that not only your voice is heard, but also the platform/website you’re on doesn’t get Immediately shut down. Even the smallest exception to section 230 causes reverberations throughout the web and this precedent threatens the integrity of that system. Long story short: S230 lets you speak, edgelord.

• On the post: Third Circuit’s Section 230 TikTok Ruling Deliberately Ignores Precedent, Defies Logic

  

  Cat_Daddy ( profile ), 29 Aug, 2024 @ 11:22am

  I wouldn’t discount the seriousness that this ruling poses and concerns it raises. While this ruling isn’t an internet-breaking threat (YET), it has the potential to be if it isn’t challenged soon.

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