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Why I cannot trust the US gov anymore [KOSA bill]
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this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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oh I remember looking at this bill and being mildly horrified. it's going to destroy online queer communities by requiring them to collect ID data. I think if this passes, hexbear (which operates from the US if I'm not mistaken) will be exposed to law enforcement issues because doxxing ourselves to the website is a non-starter.
Looks like hexbear is hosted in France and lemmygrad is hosted in Norway
good to hear. might still be issues with serving US citizens, a la the GDPR and EU citizens. no clue if it will be enforced that way.
the bill is intentionally vague. it's left up to state attorneys general to decide what that means and it requires websites to collect id data to verify age. several conservative politicians have bragged that they're going to use this bill to go after online queer communities. and the Biden admin and DNC generally support the bill so it's likely to pass.
The "Think of the Children!" excuse has been used by homophobes as an excuse to persecute them as long as there have been homophobes.
Exactly. Anytime the US gov tries to announce that they are doing something to "protect the children" 9/10 times it's just an excuse to persecute or punish non cis-white people.