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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

These bills are written by people who are clearly or maliciously tech illiterate and don’t understand either the terminology or the practical impacts.

They're paid by people who understand all of this very well and will profit. That's the whole reason this exists.

I can’t imagine these definitions aren’t vague enough that they can’t be weaponized against basically anything software.

Yes, that's the point. The more vague the "laws", the more control.

It's why libs have been lobbying for state control of "social media". It's a meaningless term that represents state control of all social interactions. That's the actual goal.