What ever happened to parental responsibility?
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2023
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Nothing. Policy makers are just using their "think of the children" defense to constantly push more and more overreaching policy.
We gave up on parental responsibility when deregulation, deunionization and Reaganomics forced all adults into the workforce.
Now that we've driven families to dysfunction, even CWS is underbudgeted with an impacted caseload. So they'll let child abuse slide so long as the kid's not infested with lice and scabies.
This is so tragic but actually makes sense. happens all around the world as well.
That's in the hands of the schools now. /s
If this passes I could see Tor usage and VPN uses rising. Not to also mention something like this would be hard to enforce and would face some backlash.
They plan to make VPNs illegal.
I already sail the internet seven seas, I don't mind breaking another law
I'm not an expert by any stretch, but couldn't they force your ISP to just shut off your internet if you use a VPN? Maybe I don't understand how it actually works well enough.
They could implement restrictions to block VPN traffic. But that would be repealed as fast as it came when these very congressmen would phone angrily their district on why they can work from their million dollar home anymore.
Support: Sorry VPNs are now blocked and you cannot work remotely without them
Congressman: Who are the idiots that voted for these laws
Support: Well, you and your friends
Ha, and you don't think Congress would write in an exception for them and their wealthy donors? I'm surprised anyone in the US believes fairness is on the table anymore.
What makes you think they aren't going to come after that too? The whole point is for elites to retain narrative control and bring the whole internet their grip so Donald Trump types never get elected again.
Donald trump was never elected by the people in the first place, and he abused a ridiculous system created to fluff up the power of states with comparatively few people living in them. When that didn't work the second time around, he started a misinformation campaign and flat out attempted to undermine the democracy our nation is built upon in multiple ways.
Including him in your comment destroys your otherwise excellent point, because the Donald is exactly the type of person that would abuse this system to censor information he didn't like.
Kids in general are a danger to our rights.
Until we have free (tax-paid¹) school lunches and comprehensive child healthcare, until our kids are not commonly impoverished and skipping meals, I don't buy into protect the children bills. The federal government wants to protect plutocrats and the established hierarchy, and has not two fucks to rub together to give regarding US children.
¹ Our taxes also pay for fields of unused tanks, laser planes, and active camouflage development all of which cost way more than comprensive child welfare programs ever could. And thats before we get into fossil fuel and automotive industry subsidizes. The federal government already is spending grocery money on Funko POP and pogs.
George Carlin was right all along, fuck the children. They gotta learn some how. You can't shield people for ever
Whenever the feds say "protect the children" I know they are lying. This bill is dangerous and a danger to multiple communities. If it passes ID checks will become a thing, and guess what. ID checks will likely use Web Environment Integrity to verify if your OS is "secure" before allowing you to scan your ID. This bill is a fuck you to adults, Linux users, and queer people!
Save the puppies and kids!
Made an easy way to tell congress. https://resist.bot/petitions/PEOUQE
What is this? Is it no longer change.org?
Change.org is a site to sign onto. This one sends your congress letters.