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Lofgren's bill would impose site-blocking requirements on broadband providers with at least 100,000 subscribers and providers of public domain name resolution services with annual revenue of over $100 million. The bill has exemptions for VPN services and "similar services that encrypt and route user traffic through intermediary servers"; DNS providers that offer service "exclusively through encrypted DNS protocols"; and operators of premises that provide Internet access, like coffee shops, bookstores, airlines, and universities.

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[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

"Man we really got trounced in that election "

"Yeah we should really work on our image"

"Yeah. Oh I know! You know how everyone hated that tik tok ban?"

"Yeah?"

"Well what if that, but more!"

"But people hated the ban...."

"Oh right, no, the movie industry is paying us to do this."

"Oh why didn't you just say so."

[–] Euphorazine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

On the one hand, more Dems voted no on tiktok ban

On the other hand, you can bet any bipartisan bill is not in the interest of the American people

[–] mwguy@infosec.pub 14 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Is the capability to block any website something the Democrats want to enable with for Trump to abuse?

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 hour ago

Yes, then they can blame him for it but still get paid by the oligarchs who wanted the bill.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Seriously.

This is a shit shit back to front now.

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 37 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Sometimes I feel like democrats don't actually care more about voters, they just care much more about appearances.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Idk man, that sounds like evidence based thinking to me, reported.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 10 points 13 hours ago

And rich people

its uh, definitely one of the feelings of all time reading through threads like this, assuming these are actual real people, spending their actually real time, talking about these actually real things.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Democrats: why won't anyone vote for us?

Also Democrats: let's be like the Republicans, they get so many votes! Let's miss the entire point of democracy and just support large companies!

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 22 points 23 hours ago

Because they want the big money donors more than they want to win. Their campaigns are above all designed to bring in money for the high-priced consultants.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 29 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 12 hours ago

Don't settle for half measures.

[–] airportline@lemmy.ml 93 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trump is president and this is their priority?

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 day ago

Of course it is, what else would you expect from the controlled opposition party?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 14 points 1 day ago

Why wouldn't it be? People's interests don't bring in money

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

When you forgot to educate your people well enough so you don't have to worry about what they see.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Why would you not quote the first paragraph that explains everything about the law?

US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today proposed a law that would let copyright owners obtain court orders requiring Internet service providers to block access to foreign piracy websites. The bill would also force DNS providers to block sites.

TBH it's not that bad since it doesn't affect VPNs or domestic piracy sites, ironically. It's bad but it's not the apocalypse like some other commenters suggest.

[–] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Just a step in the direction towards that, though. They'll pass it, and people will still pirate. Then, they'll claim the legislation wasn't enough and pass another bill further encroaching on our freedom on the internet.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe, but for now she doesn't have a single co-sponsor. LINK TO THE BILL

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The fact that this dumb bitch is trying to do this, a blatant violation of open internet ideas btw, as the technocracy makes its opening moves is the real problem.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure where you've been hiding but Net Neutrality got struck down when we voted Fascists into power, so maybe cool it with blaming the dems for that one, pal.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I'm only blaming the Dems that support and author the decline.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 51 points 1 day ago

Democrats once again losing on purpose.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These people were everyone's hope? LMAO 🤣

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[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Even out of power they still find a way to give hand jobs for industry donations and casually screw the public. I admire their energy.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The country is being burned to the ground from the inside by fascists, and this is the hill Democrat politicians choose to die on?!! Holy shit! What a fucking joke!

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Corporate dictatorship masquerading as "democracy"

[–] labbbb2@thelemmy.club 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I don't think it's even corporate now. There are oligopolies/monopolies in each sector already

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The shepherd and the dog might be in agreement.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 140 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Democrats: "Please for the love of God, don't vote for us ever again! We really, really don't want to win."

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Lemmy: "Fuck that, I'll vote blue no matter who. You can't tell me what to do"

Democrats:

[–] fafferlicious@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

D E M O C R A T singular, one. Not democrats. For fucks sake it's on the bloody title!

Why are people so willfully ignorant?

US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today proposed ...

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

From California? Hmmm... Why would a representative from California put forward such a bill?

[–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Cause people fail to awknowledge there is more to politics than just left and right, or progressive and conservative, etc.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago

This is some fascist (& not at all surprising) shit.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cockroaches using the government to make oppressive laws. I think I'm still ancap.

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

77 year old who has been in the house since the 90s. Actually a prime example of why we need term limits and real competition in elections (if not from GOP, at least in primaries). Irony is she reps a district that isn't really associated with streaming or producing movies.

My guess? She won her primary because she was the incombent or was unopposed, but she probably receives cash from the film industry. Almost all house seats are uncompetitive unless someone drops out or gets redistricted. Until something changes, this is and will be the way our government continues to work.

[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

in power since the 90s

Oh so carrying the torch for the LAST time they tried to go after media with the moral panic of "Explicit" music label stuff led by Tipper Gore? The one where Twisted Sister showed up in 1985. A continuation from when they had a panic about VHS recordings in 1969 and Mr Rogers testified.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I specially went Obama over Clinton because she was still saying in 2008 how video games promote violence. There's a certain type of Dem, and they're still ramming them down our throats.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 150 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Really uh...

Setting themselves up for success uh..

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Great to see our representatives finally focusing on the real issues in these difficult times.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

TBH they can't really pass anything even if they wanted to focus on more important issues. Majority Leaders call votes and they're both Republicans.

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[–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If they are not blocking the access to the WHO.is servers you can get the IP address of the site and add it to your local hosts file.

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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 22 hours ago

Fuck. How bad is this...??

Is this going to take out VPNs as well?

Lofgren is a corporate stooge is the message I'm getting.

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