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e621, a furry image forum, will be forced to verify their users identities if this bill passes (self.privacy)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by tsugu to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Here's a link to the news. https://e621.net/news_updates

Edit: As people in the comments pointed out, this bill targets all websites hosting porn. e621 just happens to be hosted in Arizona, and it therefore affects them directly.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 64 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have no idea how government regulation of the Internet has become so normalized.

https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mostly the party of small government.

They just want to keep children safe... from the LGBTs.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

From your article:

Despite this, KOSA enjoys bipartisan support, including a July endorsement from President Joe Biden.

The worst laws in the US are usually supported by both parties.

[–] OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

We have two parties: regressives and regressives but slower.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

In the same way living a full life is equivalent to suicide, sure.

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

But in reality, bigots tend to be Republicans.

Is this you?