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#TakeItDown Act has passed the #House 409-2 giving #Trump & the #FTC power to #censor the #internet.

The bill seems good at first glance. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery aka“revenge porn.”

However, it will also enable the FTC to demand #content be removed from websites.

🚨In fact, Trump said he will use the bill ON HIS OWN BEHALF, presumably to remove criticism of him from the web.

#law #tech #regulations #FreeSpeech #Constitution
techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congre

Techdirt · Congress Moving Forward On Unconstitutional Take It Down ActHere’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone …

Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn #Trump could use it against enemies

An anti-deepfake bill is on the verge of becoming US law despite concerns from civil liberties groups that it could be used by President Trump and others to #censor speech that has nothing to do with the intent of the bill.
#deepfake #civilliberties

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · Congress close to passing deepfake law—Trump said he wants to use it himselfBy Jon Brodkin
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Why is Elon Musk Throttling the Signal App?

Links to a popular encrypted messaging app used by federal workers are being blocked on X.
newrepublic.com/post/191601/el

"Self-professed free speech crusader #ElonMusk seems to be trying to #censor users on his own platform...

“Signal, the encrypted messaging #app, has recently become a major tool for #government workers looking to blow the whistle on #DOGE.” #Journalists also using #Signal to solicit tips from unhappy federal workers."

yes, when #Vance,
representing a #regime that operates with lists of #banned words to #censor scientific truth,

speaks of "#free speech", he means

let no regulation get in the way of the algorithmic spread of #fascism

let no democratic controls get in the way of our oligarchies (russia, us) buying your elections

let no fact-checking get in the way of our messages, designed to bring fear and hate,
as those two make such a fertile substrate for fascism

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Via Tom's Hardware: Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked

Does this mean that Meta/Facebook is going to also ban mentions of:

  • #Android phones?
  • #SteamDeck / #SteamOS?
  • Most "smart" cars, TV's, appliances?
  • Most (somewhere around 90 percent) of the top Websites?
  • Talk of Meta's own internal infrastructure?

What an absolutely asinine thing to do. Linux is incredibly prevalent in the technology landscape today. Yes, #linux on the desktop is a small percentage of the overall devices on the market today. However, linux usage in #embedded, #server, and #appliance applications is to a level where censoring references to it is insanity.

The irony of all of this? Zuckerfaces recent pull back of moderation on Meta's sites.... Meaning it's now okay to bash socially vulnerable populations, spread tons of mis-information on many social and political topics... But linux?"Oh no! That's a #CyberSecurity threat!"

This reeks of political #tomfoolery. I won't be surprised if it's eventually revealed that our new overlords put pressure on #Meta to #censor linux.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/facebook-flags-linux-topics-as-cybersecurity-threats-posts-and-users-being-blocked

Tom's Hardware · Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blockedBy Mark Tyson