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Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online.
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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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They're trying to make laws to hurt trans people, and it's a hot issue among the populace... That is the very definition of political.
That doesn't mean it's any less tech for it, it's going to affect the whole landscape of the internet.
Technology can't be so easily detached from politics. It's not just about components and code, it's also about how it's used and what are the rules around it. There is a lot of politics even around something as basic as copying a file.
I didn't mean to imply it's not also concerning tech. I think it would fit in both spheres. Just commenting on the whole "stop making trans people political" notion, like the issue isn't and hasn't been political the entire time.
Ah, I see. That's a complicated matter. Ultimately everything that relates to people's lives is political, but many people don't even think of matters as political unless they are having issues regarding their rights.
I don't think that response is accurate, but it's a way to convey that trans people's rights should be a given, just as cis people's rights are. Most people don't think of their cisness as political, even though it is.