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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would not expect Texas to go to bat for this. Maybe they'd be okay if they were doing it to hurt women or something

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Guaranteed some politician is worried about his wife seeing he was watching some nasty porn on the family tv

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 4 months ago

Screenshots might expose child porn viewers. Makes perfect sense.

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Gay porn. It's always gay porn.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Bat shit crazy state doing a generally good thing? There's gotta be a catch!

[–] tlmcleod@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's not them being for privacy. It's them being anti-china

Tbh the government doing the right thing for the wrong reasons is the best most people in the states can hope for these days.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 4 months ago

Rare Texas w

[–] MEtrINeS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 months ago

TEXAS?!?!? 🤯

[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Texas, like a lot of political entities, is strongly opposed to letting anyone else invade your privacy. They want a monopoly.