It would give the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don't like, with President Trump himself saying that he would use the law to censor his critics. The bill passed the Senate in February, and it now heads to the president's desk.

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, giving the powerful a dangerous new route to manipulate platforms into removing lawful speech that they simply don’t like. President Trump himself has said that he would use the law to censor his critics. The bill passed the Senate in February, and it now heads to the president’s desk.

  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    64·
    6 months ago

    OK so this is meant for revenge porn / stolen photos… but it’s written so broadly that it will affect basically any online speech. Great.

    • toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      39·
      6 months ago

      it passed. it fucking passed. i don’t think people realize what they’re about to use this for (or at least they don’t fully realize the implications).

        • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
          4·
          6 months ago

          They all did along with all but two Republicans. Funny how they have no problem working together on stuff like this, but when it comes to anything that helps the American people suddenly there’s a ton of manufactured controversy as if we were watching a scripted pro wrestling match.