• the_q@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Octogenarians making rules about things they don’t have any idea about is par for the course. As long as the lobbyist’s check clears…

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    2 months ago

    they know exactly what they are doing and don’t care about consequences.

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      2 months ago

      No: They clearly do not have even a basic understanding. If they did, they’d realize they’re fucking themselves up along with the business models that make them money.

      Nobody who has even a rudimentary grasp would ever think this was a smart move. They would also realize that such a ban would be trivial to circumvent.

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    2 months ago

    I’m surprised they want to ban it on the sites’ side, and not make it illegal to use VPN in those states

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    If this were to pass the Wisconsin Senate, would the outcry from the commercial space alone not reverse this? (I’m a privacy advocate, just curious)