Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children
Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children
I’ve talked before about the utter stupidity (and danger) of trying to turn the internet into Disneyland: a safe space for little kids, where they’ll never encounter any content that makes them ups…
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/
Our governor is generally sane, I’d be surprised if he supports this. Our state legislature on the other hand is exactly this stupid.
7 0 ReplyGovernment 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 @[email protected]
10 4 ReplyNothing wrong with a good heroine.
6 2 Replyare you kidding me???? if you think we are going to let heroines on the street ya got another thing comin bubs
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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.
3 0 ReplyI fail to see how this would even be enforceable.
3 0 ReplyI'll start GeoIPing Wisconsin.
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