If you speak and no one can hear you.. is it still free speech?

i was mostly kidding. "if a tree falls... " sort of thing.

I didnt read his exact words as i was not interested in what they lying scumbag has to say, but seems Fauci is upset that free speech allows people to talk bad about him. I am sure a rather common opinion of the political elite 

Why does that not surprise me at all ?

Hmm seems here in my state, on the 27th any online service that has 'not appropriate for children' content must now collect your personal information so you can prove you are over 18. Such as drivers licenses, SSNs etc. If you dont, you are supposed to be blocked.

Aside from it being totally useless, i wonder if places like Netflix and Amazon will cut you off if you dont pony up your ID.  Or even FB, and Google..   Or if they add mandatory filtering,  you get the kid friendly stuff without ID, but that is it.  Wonder if R rated shows qualify.. they are 'rated' for mature audience. not 'children' ..   Even the news could qualify if they wanted to push this.

Law suit has been filed against the state by a number of entities, but who knows.

I admit i didnt follow the case, as i thought it was going to be tossed out anyway due to constitutional reasons. ( i also didnt follow the guy, i heard he's a bit of a nutcase, so was never interested )

But, it seems Alex Jones has to pay like 1.2 billion, and lose everything ( including his alt-media company.. silenced ), due to exercising his right of free speech, and not saying what was 'approved' speech?  Or did i miss something here?

I tried a few sites today actually, looking to see who was popping up the warning.  I found one. So i tried VPN using an out port in a state that has the same sort of law  ( Texas ), and its a hard block.   I'm sure not ALL will follow the rules, but at least one is.  I suppose ones that refuse, is ground to do IP blocking via local ISPs. The precedent is there for 'pirate sites'.   I cant say if Texas is more specific to porn or is as generic as ours is, but its got something and its in effect.

So 'not gonna happen', well it already has.. 

Wed Jun 19 2024 16:55:52 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Never gonna happen. There's too much money in pr0n to allow that to remain in effect. Every pr0n site has a free tier that makes you click "I am over 18" but the people who use the free tier are not going to de-anonymize themselves by submitting identification.

But if it hurts Facebook, I'm all for it. Whatever is bad for Facebook is good for everyone else.

I even disagree with the other side being cancelled, let them speak nonsense.  

Wed Jun 19 2024 16:58:47 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

 few people disagreed with him being canceled. 

LoL i read that as "Douglas Adams" and was thinking "when the hell did he say that, only thing i remember is "they were the first up against the wall" scene in HHTG, which did NOT fit this..

Wed Jun 19 2024 16:58:47 EDT from IGnatius T Foobar

Scott Adams was ridiculed when he predicted that people who oppose The Party would be "hunted." But who's laughing now? He was absolutely spot on.

Don't have all details, i don't want to know them.

Several men in Germany attacked a young girl, filmed it and put it on whats app.  All were convicted between the film and other evidence, and then set free on probation.

A woman sent nasty words to the number associated with the terrible act.  Shes now in jail. 

Well seems Julian Assange took a plea deal of time-served for pleading guilty.

I have mixed feelings since he really didn't commit any crimes, but i do understand that getting to go home and finally be done with it all is pretty important. 

SCOTUS fails.  

Seems they claim citizens and states don't have "standing" to sue over violations of the first amendment in regards to the federal government 'influencing' social medial companies.  So kick the serfs to the curb and let it continue.  

Disclaimer:  I have not read the ruling yet and just heard a summary, so i could have got wrong info.

Last minute injunction on the 'adult content registration requirement' law.

Regardless of how one feels about keeping kids in their lane, destroying privacy and restricting speech is not the path.

Pornography is not speech. Make Porn Illegal Again!

Sun Jun 30 2024 08:39:35 EDT from Nurb432

Last minute injunction on the 'adult content registration requirement' law.

Regardless of how one feels about keeping kids in their lane, destroying privacy and restricting speech is not the path.

Even if that was true, this is not about porn at its core. its about "adult oriented content" which can apply to nearly any arbitrary content they want, and force every adult person to give up their privacy.

Porn is the excuse, and like many laws "but its for the children". When really its not.

Mon Jul 01 2024 12:09:57 EDT from SouthernComputerGeek

Pornography is not speech. Make Porn Illegal Again!