SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
from the legislators-protecting-us-from-bad-things dept.
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: 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.