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illogical hubris - no state can regulate the internet; no state can compel developers to write code. the court cases on this will be interesting
by stevenalowe 1mo ago
illogical hubris - no state can regulate the internet; no state can compel developers to write code. the court cases on this will be interesting
- forestrywat 1mo agoI think you'll find they don't have to compel you to write code. They can simply prevent you from doing something else if you don't meet an obligation. Many many industries have compliance obligations that compel speech. Therapists have to report certain things if they hear them. Managers have a duty to report. My restaurant time I was required to write temperature logs. The idea that code can't be compelled to fit a shape by the government is goofball nonsense.
- stevenalowe 1mo agoAll of your examples are state and local regulations that apply to people and corps in the state, not everyone everywhere And there’s no need to be insulting
- bell-cot 1mo agoI assume you've heard of New Mexico's DoJ winning a not-quite-$1B court case against Meta. Maybe Meta's lawyers will win on appeal, maybe they won't. "Think of the children!" pushes a lot of emotional buttons. But Mr. Zuck most certainly can decide that he doesn't like the legal bills and uncertainty, and order his developers to write code.
- stevenalowe 1mo agoZuck created a monster and tried to hide its harm - not the same thing at all
- inigyou 1mo agoIt's like a product safety law. No state can compel you to put a pressure relief valve on your boilers. But they can stop you selling boilers without pressure relief valves. They can also prosecute you if your boiler explodes and kills people.
- stevenalowe 1mo agoBut it’s not a product safety law and it’s not confined to a single state
- inigyou 1mo agoWrong on both counts.
- stevenalowe 1mo agoas per [1]: "Illinois now requires operating system providers, open source projects included, to build age verification by 2028" however "nothing in the bill has teeth against someone with no business presence in Illinois" [1] https://linuxstans.com/illinois-hb5511-operating-system-age-verification/ https://linuxstans.com/illinois-hb5511-operating-system-age-...
- inigyou 1mo agoHere's the bill. https://legiscan.com/IL/text/HB5511/2025 https://legiscan.com/IL/text/HB5511/2025