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Just once, I'd like to see Dick Durbin *try* to explain the actual mechanisms by which repealing 230 will protect children from being exploited and abused. There will be hand waving about how it will "open them up to litigation" but that's not an answer.
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Just once, I'd like to see Dick Durbin *try* to explain the actual mechanisms by which repealing 230 will protect children from being exploited and abused. There will be hand waving about how it will "open them up to litigation" but that's not an answer.
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🇦🇺: 67% support the new legal ban on all social media for minors under 16 BUT only 29% will actually enforce that for their own kids
“Bans for thee and thine, but not for me and mine!”🤦♂️
“Bans for thee and thine, but not for me and mine!”🤦♂️
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
🇦🇺: 67% support the new legal ban on all social media for minors under 16 BUT only 29% will actually enforce that for their own kids
“Bans for thee and thine, but not for me and mine!”🤦♂️
“Bans for thee and thine, but not for me and mine!”🤦♂️
Also that one group that's all "Gen Z" kids that has been lobbying congress to pass KOSA and has all this mysterious cash laying around to fly all over the country ALSO was supporting a tiktok ban. So do with that what you will
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Also that one group that's all "Gen Z" kids that has been lobbying congress to pass KOSA and has all this mysterious cash laying around to fly all over the country ALSO was supporting a tiktok ban. So do with that what you will
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Here's the Senators cosponsoring new S.3546 to FULLY REPEAL SECTION 230 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
@durbin.senate.gov (D-IL)
Grassley (R-IA)
@whitehouse.senate.gov (D-RI)
Hawley (R-MO)
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Blackburn (R-TN)
@blumenthal.senate.gov (D-CT)
Moody (R-FL)
@welch.senate.gov (D-VT)
@durbin.senate.gov (D-IL)
Grassley (R-IA)
@whitehouse.senate.gov (D-RI)
Hawley (R-MO)
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Blackburn (R-TN)
@blumenthal.senate.gov (D-CT)
Moody (R-FL)
@welch.senate.gov (D-VT)
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Here's the Senators cosponsoring new S.3546 to FULLY REPEAL SECTION 230 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
@durbin.senate.gov (D-IL)
Grassley (R-IA)
@whitehouse.senate.gov (D-RI)
Hawley (R-MO)
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Blackburn (R-TN)
@blumenthal.senate.gov (D-CT)
Moody (R-FL)
@welch.senate.gov (D-VT)
@durbin.senate.gov (D-IL)
Grassley (R-IA)
@whitehouse.senate.gov (D-RI)
Hawley (R-MO)
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Blackburn (R-TN)
@blumenthal.senate.gov (D-CT)
Moody (R-FL)
@welch.senate.gov (D-VT)
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NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
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Really great piece by @charlottewillner.bsky.social & @davidsullivan.bsky.social highlighting how at the very same time Congress was claiming to want to "protect the children online," the White House was announcing that it's blocking visas for trust & safety workers who actually help kids be safe
State Dept. Visa Misstep Will Aid Predators, Scammers, Traffickers – DC Journal - InsideSources
On the day Congress weighed 19 child-safety bills, the State Department told diplomats to deny visas to skilled workers in “content moderation,
dcjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Really great piece by @charlottewillner.bsky.social & @davidsullivan.bsky.social highlighting how at the very same time Congress was claiming to want to "protect the children online," the White House was announcing that it's blocking visas for trust & safety workers who actually help kids be safe
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Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
No theyre not. You know they're not. You know Section 230 being gutted actually let's pedophiles walk free, because this was explained to you and million times by a million people.
You want this. You want kids to be harmed. You want these sick abusers to walk free. Otherwise you wouldn't do this.
You want this. You want kids to be harmed. You want these sick abusers to walk free. Otherwise you wouldn't do this.
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
No theyre not. You know they're not. You know Section 230 being gutted actually let's pedophiles walk free, because this was explained to you and million times by a million people.
You want this. You want kids to be harmed. You want these sick abusers to walk free. Otherwise you wouldn't do this.
You want this. You want kids to be harmed. You want these sick abusers to walk free. Otherwise you wouldn't do this.
Sitting on my couch wrapped up in a blanket with a heating pad on my back, a glass of sparkling apple cider, chocolates, my cat on my lap, and a good book
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sitting on my couch wrapped up in a blanket with a heating pad on my back, a glass of sparkling apple cider, chocolates, my cat on my lap, and a good book
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Yep. And I can say from personal experience that several experts within the tech justice space have patiently sat and explained to CCDH why this is
a) not true, and
b) a position that endangers human rights
and each time they have been like "great points, thanks" and then kept pushing the lie
a) not true, and
b) a position that endangers human rights
and each time they have been like "great points, thanks" and then kept pushing the lie
I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
"Without checks and balances, [social media companies] have become a little bit tyrannical, very arrogant, and completely dismissive of their impact on our society."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
December 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yep. And I can say from personal experience that several experts within the tech justice space have patiently sat and explained to CCDH why this is
a) not true, and
b) a position that endangers human rights
and each time they have been like "great points, thanks" and then kept pushing the lie
a) not true, and
b) a position that endangers human rights
and each time they have been like "great points, thanks" and then kept pushing the lie
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but for some reason rando pundits and organizations with no background in tech policy can pop up out of nowhere with bad ideas like repealing section 230 or mandating online id checks or copyrighting everything etc etc and mostly get a bunch of ppl being like "yeah right on!" and millions in funding
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
but for some reason rando pundits and organizations with no background in tech policy can pop up out of nowhere with bad ideas like repealing section 230 or mandating online id checks or copyrighting everything etc etc and mostly get a bunch of ppl being like "yeah right on!" and millions in funding
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I have a pretty big chip on my shoulder about funders and orgs who Kool-Aid Man their way into the tech policy space without doing even the most basic listening / learning from experts & orgs that have been doing this for decades and think their the first genius to come up with some bad policy idea
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I have a pretty big chip on my shoulder about funders and orgs who Kool-Aid Man their way into the tech policy space without doing even the most basic listening / learning from experts & orgs that have been doing this for decades and think their the first genius to come up with some bad policy idea
gutting Section 230 is one of those ideas that is so world-endingly bad that there is no being able to conceptualize it, so part of me just has this weird numbness when thinking about it passing
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
gutting Section 230 is one of those ideas that is so world-endingly bad that there is no being able to conceptualize it, so part of me just has this weird numbness when thinking about it passing
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First it was "just porn," then it was social media, now messaging apps and image filters.
And it's not just kids, it's all of us. The number of places online where one has to show papers or disclose identity grows rapidly. So are the places the government (or AI) needs access, without encryption.
And it's not just kids, it's all of us. The number of places online where one has to show papers or disclose identity grows rapidly. So are the places the government (or AI) needs access, without encryption.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
First it was "just porn," then it was social media, now messaging apps and image filters.
And it's not just kids, it's all of us. The number of places online where one has to show papers or disclose identity grows rapidly. So are the places the government (or AI) needs access, without encryption.
And it's not just kids, it's all of us. The number of places online where one has to show papers or disclose identity grows rapidly. So are the places the government (or AI) needs access, without encryption.
there's so much anger just sitting in my body & mind rotting me from the inside over the world and it's getting to a point where i don't know what to do anymore. turning it into action only does so much but the anger persists and simmers and i feel like i am always stopping myself from boiling over
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
there's so much anger just sitting in my body & mind rotting me from the inside over the world and it's getting to a point where i don't know what to do anymore. turning it into action only does so much but the anger persists and simmers and i feel like i am always stopping myself from boiling over
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You absolutely can sue a social media company if they harm you or your kids, actually.
You can't sue them for something someone else said, however.
You can sue the person who said the thing instead.
See how that works? It's very simple, isn't it?
You can't sue them for something someone else said, however.
You can sue the person who said the thing instead.
See how that works? It's very simple, isn't it?
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
You absolutely can sue a social media company if they harm you or your kids, actually.
You can't sue them for something someone else said, however.
You can sue the person who said the thing instead.
See how that works? It's very simple, isn't it?
You can't sue them for something someone else said, however.
You can sue the person who said the thing instead.
See how that works? It's very simple, isn't it?
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I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
"Without checks and balances, [social media companies] have become a little bit tyrannical, very arrogant, and completely dismissive of their impact on our society."
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
Our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social in @kpbssandiego.bsky.social ⤵️
https://bit.ly/48Xjtdl
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
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HOPECORE ✨Federal judge rules ID check law as unconstitutional. The First Amendment prevails in Louisiana today 🙌
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
HOPECORE ✨Federal judge rules ID check law as unconstitutional. The First Amendment prevails in Louisiana today 🙌
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
i am genuinely so sick of everything.
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
i am genuinely so sick of everything.
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I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
Social Media Is a Literal Lifeline for Many Kids. Don't Ban Them From Using It
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
can all these fuckers retire already?
December 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
can all these fuckers retire already?
Section 230 has no useful purpose??
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Section 230 has no useful purpose??
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
Section 230 IS THE REASON THE INTERNET EXISTS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME @judiciarydems.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov ???
Who wrote this bill?? Why are you all supporting this? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
ARE YOU ACTUALLY KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW????
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
ARE YOU ACTUALLY KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW????
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
December 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
ARE YOU ACTUALLY KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW????
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
ARE YOU ACTUALLY KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW????
Constantly thinking about the alternate universe where Gore won in 2000 and none of this would be happening
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Constantly thinking about the alternate universe where Gore won in 2000 and none of this would be happening
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The fuck is happening in this framed photo three feet away from Steve Bannon?
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The fuck is happening in this framed photo three feet away from Steve Bannon?