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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: 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.