cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1463908
Archived version: https://archive.ph/DSiUv
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230815011102/https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/14/wisconsin-pushing-bill-that-requires-websites-to-treat-all-users-as-if-theyre-children/
People who don’t understand tech are making tech policies.
But honestly, I think they are just trying to prevent adults from using social media.
It can hurt politicians more than cable tv can.
Government doing what government does best… stifling innovation in the name of “protecting our children” while heroin dealers go free on the streets. Utter nonsense!!
edit: spelling, thanks @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org
Nothing wrong with a good heroine.
Psst. Can you hook a brother up with some Samus Aran? Or maybe a couple grams of Yuna? I’m jonesing, man.
are you kidding me??? if you think we are going to let heroines on the street ya got another thing comin bubs
Our governor is generally sane, I’d be surprised if he supports this. Our state legislature on the other hand is exactly this stupid.
I like my first thought being an AI changing all the content to speak down to the user. “Does wittle baby want more pown? Who’s a good baby! You are!”
I think I spend too much time with my toddler.
I fail to see how this would even be enforceable.
I’ll start GeoIPing Wisconsin.
Yeah they will be cut of from the internet if they do that…
