Wisconsin Pushing Bill That Requires Websites To Treat All Users As If They’re Children

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/14/wisconsin-pushing-bill-that-requires-websites-to-treat-all-users-as-if-theyre-children/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1463908

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Atramentous@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y

Our governor is generally sane, I’d be surprised if he supports this. Our state legislature on the other hand is exactly this stupid.

MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Government doing what government does best… stifling innovation in the name of “protecting our children” while heroin dealers go free on the streets. Utter nonsense!!

edit: spelling, thanks @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org

NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nothing wrong with a good heroine.

MariaRomanov@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y

are you kidding me???? if you think we are going to let heroines on the street ya got another thing comin bubs

CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y

I fail to see how this would even be enforceable.

taiyang@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I like my first thought being an AI changing all the content to speak down to the user. "Does wittle baby want more pown? Who's a good baby! You are!"

I think I spend too much time with my toddler.

CookieJarObserver@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
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kingthrillgore@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

I'll start GeoIPing Wisconsin.