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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) by DannyB on Thursday March 04 2021, @04:41PM (1 child)
You may be allowed to say something in the US, but it can still have consequences.
Fun activities you can try at home!
Try shouting fire in a crowded theater. There is already court precedent for this.
Try inciting a riot.
Try disrupting a courtroom proceeding. Extra credit: try threatening the judge, witnesses, attorneys and officers and their families.
Try constantly interrupting the officer who stopped you for a minor traffic infraction. Extra credit: try threatening the officer and their family.
Try talking about bombs in airports -- even jokingly.
Try threatening the US President (no matter who is in power) and see if the Secret Service wants to have a chat with you.
The Centauri traded Earth jump gate technology in exchange for our superior hair mousse formulas.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday March 04 2021, @05:23PM