▲ 1006 ▼ Utah first state to hold websites liable for users who mask their location with VPNs — law goes into effect, designed to prevent bypassing age checks (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 6 months ago by LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 310 comments fedilink hide all child comments 🤬 5 🤣 1
[+] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 64 points 6 months ago* (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago (2 children) I bet you a dollar that all of them are technologically illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayohtie@pawb.social 6 points 6 months ago It's not just that, it's that they don't care. People keep assuming it's solely based on a lack of knowledge but the real point is establishing consequences to prevent the things that can't fight it from existing to begin. They'll decline to go after the websites they as lawmakers use themselves, but will instead hit up independent things that can't afford to fight back and will just close when contacted. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago i mean, how are we defining tech illiteracy? they have heard of the twitter, okay? permalink fedilink source parent [–] ledasll@lemmy.wtf 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) I think politicians have special law right to avoid that consequences of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Napster153@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago Citizens also have special action that leds them bypass laws. It's called anarchy to some, and full-on revolution to others. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago (2 children) I bet you a dollar that all of them are technologically illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayohtie@pawb.social 6 points 6 months ago It's not just that, it's that they don't care. People keep assuming it's solely based on a lack of knowledge but the real point is establishing consequences to prevent the things that can't fight it from existing to begin. They'll decline to go after the websites they as lawmakers use themselves, but will instead hit up independent things that can't afford to fight back and will just close when contacted. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago i mean, how are we defining tech illiteracy? they have heard of the twitter, okay? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kayohtie@pawb.social 6 points 6 months ago It's not just that, it's that they don't care. People keep assuming it's solely based on a lack of knowledge but the real point is establishing consequences to prevent the things that can't fight it from existing to begin. They'll decline to go after the websites they as lawmakers use themselves, but will instead hit up independent things that can't afford to fight back and will just close when contacted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago i mean, how are we defining tech illiteracy? they have heard of the twitter, okay? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ledasll@lemmy.wtf 4 points 6 months ago (1 child) I think politicians have special law right to avoid that consequences of their actions. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Napster153@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago Citizens also have special action that leds them bypass laws. It's called anarchy to some, and full-on revolution to others. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago Citizens also have special action that leds them bypass laws. It's called anarchy to some, and full-on revolution to others. permalink fedilink source parent