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.

  • ssillyssadass@lemmy.world
    82·
    23 hours ago

    Remember, America, it’s through your inaction that these changes are possible. Really, they should be thanking you for standing aside and letting them remodel the whole government.

    • pulido@lemmings.world
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I’m fighting back in the ways I can.

      Namely by reducing my contribution to the eternal consumption engine while convincing others to do the same so our rulers have fewer resources to use against us.