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In Colorado:
Concerning the regulation of digital communications, and, in connection therewith, creating the digital communications division and the digital communications commission
Session: 2021 Regular Session
Subjects: Professions & Occupations
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Bill Summary
The bill creates the digital communications division (division) . . . On an annual basis and for a reasonable fee determined by the commission, the division shall register digital communications platforms . . . such as social media platforms or media-sharing platforms, that conduct business in Colorado . . . A digital communications platform that fails to register with the division commits a class 2 misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 for each day that the violation continues.
The division shall investigate and the commission may hold hearings . . .
- Include practices that promote hate speech; undermine election integrity; disseminate intentional disinformation, conspiracy theories, or fake news; . . . .
- May include business, political, or social practices that are conducted in a manner that a person aggrieved by the practices can demonstrate are unfair or discriminatory to the aggrieved person. . . . .
- Practices that target users for purposes of collecting and disseminating users' personal data, including users' sensitive data
- Profiling users based on their personal data collected
- Selling or authorizing others to use users' personal data to provide location-based advertising or targeted advertising; or
- Using facial recognition software and other tracking technology.
The full text of the bill is here.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Thursday March 04 2021, @04:08AM (17 children)
"Where they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings too." - Heinrich Heine
As an aside, the surest, most efficient and effective way to make the maximal number of people doubt election integrity, is to make it a crime to discuss it.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @04:25AM (2 children)
> the surest, most efficient and effective way to make the maximal number of people doubt election integrity, is to make it a crime to discuss it.
Agreed.
I don't think this nonsense has a chance of passing / not being struck down if it did pass. But, it worries me that some folks are proposing dangerous nonsense like this.
Democrats (capital 'D'), don't have the perspective of those on the left who have always born the brunt of censorship laws in this country. The center-right is currently targeting the far-right with this proposed legislation, but that doesn't make this dangerous crap any more palatable for this lefty.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday March 04 2021, @07:28PM
I joked about Gunnison, CO up thread but the more on-topic local flavor is the fact that Aspen, CO is the largest city in this Senate district.
Kinda supports your premise.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @07:40PM
We're at 'dangerous' anyway.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @05:29AM (1 child)
It is classic bourgeoisie, straight from 1930s Europe
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday March 04 2021, @07:30PM
Bourgeoisie in Aspen? Say it ain't so!!!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @05:56AM (11 children)
"Where they burn hemocyanin, average intelligence increases, average age decreases, and tax revenues increase. And, there is less stupid shit being said on the internets! A win-win situation!"
(Score: 0, Troll) by hemocyanin on Thursday March 04 2021, @06:56AM (6 children)
How droll -- except it was actually done to members of my extended family in the not so distant past.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @10:39AM
He's a witch! burn the witch!!
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday March 04 2021, @12:53PM (4 children)
What for? Was one of your grandmothers a witch or something?
Oh, we *told* her not to make a wish to the little cat-rabbity-weasel thing. We TOLD her it was pure evil. But no, she went and did it anyway...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @03:34PM (3 children)
You can count on Azuma to always be the voice of caring and sensitivity. Tone deaf.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday March 04 2021, @07:33PM (2 children)
Still better than the conservatives who would be defending this bill if it had the magic (R).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @12:36AM (1 child)
FFS! Burn those damn witches, those "spicy whites"? [rt.com] How 'bout both you and Azuma take the friggin L.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday March 05 2021, @01:34AM
Sounds like you don't like it when I act like a US right-winger but keep my politics :) Cry harder! This is karma!
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @07:51AM (3 children)
Why would you even make a comment like this? I mean what even goes through your mind to think this is okay?
Granted I fully respect your right to make such a comment, but cripes man. Have you no self awareness, whatsoever? Especially for a comment that bemoans "stupid shit being said on the internets".
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @09:43AM
It's standard fare from some of our more delusional "philosophers".
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 04 2021, @08:14PM (1 child)
It is a bit violent for my tastes, but we've found out there is no other reply than base insults with these rightwing posters that push misinformation and refuse to listen to reason. They drew the lines years ago and keep reinforcing them, after years of discussions where facts are ignored and conspiracies treated as Truth, yup nothing left but to insult the wackos when they are being wacky.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 05 2021, @12:22AM
Truth over facts, Mr. Whackadoodle.