This is exactly why I asked if anyone could clarify for me, I didn't understand what was really being put on the political table here. Thank you for elucidating, the language used to write these proposals is often confusing for me. I understand that's often done purposely by the people submitting such legislation, so I usually have to find someone who can understand it better then I can.
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Answering my own question, it seems that "Sunset acts" are a common occurrence in legislation that end programs and activities that have more or less run their course or stopped being effective or meaningful.
The reason this Sunset Act is being mentioned is...
Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act was created to protect early internet platforms from lawsuits over user-generated content, a safeguard widely seen as essential to the internet’s development. As social media companies have become some of the nation’s most powerful and influential corporations, critics have questioned whether that protection should remain.
... so my understanding is that this Sunset will remove some outdated protections from social media platforms, effectively forcing them to adapt with better policies and practices or open themselves up to litigation.
Since the text of this bill almost exclusively "strikes" sections of other, preexisting legislation, I can't quite tell what it really does without trying to locate and read each of the other pieces of legislation. Does anyone have a quick summery of what effect this proposal would have if passed?
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These are not unintended consequences. They know perfectly well the effects such laws will have, and want that result.
He was given 21.5 years in prison, it's not gonna matter much if he can apply for a license after getting out from that. Looking at him, I'd say he's around 45-55, so 21.5 means he'll be aged to the point of more likely to fail the exam then pass it.
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You forgot some. I'll add;
- Conspiracy to commit insurrection
- Sexual Assault
They where used as quiet fast movement in World War Z
Back in the same ol' place again. Let's see how we do with the second go 'round.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20136093
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This is why I asked if anyone could clarify for me. Thank you for explaining in a more natural manor, the language used to write these proposals is often confusing for me.
With your clarification, it definitely seems to me like the protections in place should stay there. Maybe there are issues with some of these companies, but I don't think removing these particular protections will change the issues I see, just stifle open speech.