U.S. Congress is getting ready to pass an internet censorship law

[Transdude1996]

https://archive.is/CSyhD
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/fosta-would-be-disaster-online-communities

The House of Representatives is about to vote on a bill that would force online platforms to censor their users. The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA, H.R. 1865) might sound noble, but it would do nothing to stop sex traffickers. What it would do is force online platforms to police their users’ speech more forcefully than ever before, silencing legitimate voices in the process.
The House Rules Committee is about to approve a new version of FOSTA [.pdf] that incorporates most of the dangerous components of SESTA. This new Frankenstein’s Monster of a bill would be a disaster for Internet intermediaries, marginalized communities, and even trafficking victims themselves.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1865
The bill changes section 230 of the CDA, the law that protects website owners from liability for what their users post, to carve out an exception for instances of human trafficking. Site owners can be held liable and subject to a criminal fine or imprisonment for not more than 20 years.

WHAT THIS MEANS IN PRACTICE IS THAT ALL IT WOULD TAKE FOR A WEBSITE TO BE SHUT DOWN AND ITS OWNER ARRESTED IS A FALSE FLAG OPERATION OF SPOOKS ENGAGING IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ALL U.S. SITES WOULD BECOME FORCED TO IMPOSE EXTREMELY HEAVY-HANDED MODERATION AND CENSORSHIP OR SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY, GBAtemp INCLUDED.

THIS BILL HAS STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND WILL LIKELY PASS UNLESS HEAVY RESISTANCE CAN BE ORGANIZED QUICKLY AND ON A LARGE SCALE.

Voting on the House Floor is scheduled for THIS TUESDAY. Start spreading this information on as many websites as you can before it's too late. If you know anyone with a large audience try and get them to spread the word.
If this bill becomes law then it's GAME OVER for free speech on the internet.

 

[SquidGuy]

Youtube in a nutshell

 

[SirNapkin1334]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. This is BAD. Oh god oh god. This could be the end of the temp.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I'm confused as to how this is "censorship." From what I can tell, this only applies to postings related to sex trafficking...

 

[SquidGuy]

I'm confused as to how this is "censorship." From what I can tell, this only applies to postings related to sex trafficking...

If this law is applied then there is going to be a troll who is going to kill GBAtemp

 

[Transdude1996]

I'm confused as to how this is "censorship." From what I can tell, this only applies to postings related to sex trafficking...

With the way the law is worded, all it would take to shut down a site and have it's owners in jail is for some joker to make a post.

 

[Carnelian]

Time to go to Dark Web...

 

[smileyhead]

First Net Neutrality, now this?

ALL U.S. SITES WOULD BECOME FORCED TO IMPOSE EXTREMELY HEAVY-HANDED MODERATION AND CENSORSHIP OR SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY, GBAtemp INCLUDED.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. This is BAD. Oh god oh god. This could be the end of the temp.

I thought Temp was based in France.

 

[Carnelian]

-snip-

 

[SquidGuy]

joker

Did anyone call me?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

If this law is applied then there is going to be a troll who is going to kill GBAtemp

I'd have to assume there's a time limit imposed for how long posts can stay up, and what action is taken depending on the legitimacy of the threat. GBAtemp mods are already very good at taking down spam and troll posts

 

[DeslotlCL]

does this mean my precious yiff will be censored? it's a legit question guys

 

[SquidGuy]

I'd have to assume there's a time limit imposed for how long posts can stay up, and what action is taken depending on the legitimacy of the threat. GBAtemp mods are already very good at taking down spam and troll posts

BUT there is still a chance that one of the mods might not notice it, I mean we're humans

 

[smileyhead]

joker

Did anyone call me?

Special Blizzard, is that you?

 

[DeslotlCL]

BUT there is still a chance that one of the mods might not notice it, I mean we're humans

there are times of the day where no mods are online, neither the admins... so, it's highly likeable that the site would be open for a false flag discussion.

 

[SquidGuy]

Special Blizzard, is that you?

Why and most importantly how would that be me?

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there are times of the day where no mods are online, neither the admins... so, it's highly likeable that the site would be open for a false flag discussion.

Exactly

 

[smileyhead]

Why and most importantly how would that be me?

He too loves cringy Persona jokes.

 

[Carnelian]

It's only the US right?

 

[smileyhead]

It's only the US right?

I think so, that's why it doesn't affect Temp.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

*sigh...*

@Costello, you want to weigh in on this? I'd rather not have speculation flying everywhere when we can just consult a site owner

 

[SquidGuy]

He too loves cringy Persona jokes.

Oh that's not me then

 

[CallmeBerto]

Another the sky is falling topic. No temp is not going away if someone trolls the site with sex trafficking. Geez chill out guys.