Readit NewsDon't worry - they're repealing section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
The one that says platforms aren't liable for what their users post.
This means there will be no platforms at all very soon.
I'm not worried. We'll use Zulip which has values and thus takes responsibility for everything its users post, right?
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...and then china moved in.
The real problem is that the problem isnt binary or immediately causal. "This happened, and then that happened".
These problems are slowly developing with more than 1 term in the equation.
China doesnt build silk road 2.0 because of one little decision. It's an accumulation, and by then it's too late.
To what ends I'm still fuzzy on, but this discontinuation follows a pattern we've seen with this administration knee-capping or outright dismantling many of the ways this country spreads soft power such as through humanitarian services via USAID, broadcasts from Voice of America, ending international research opportunities and divesting us from the WHO, and doing everything possible to turn the US into a pariah in the eyes of NATO, just to name a few big changes.
The CIA Factbook has played zero role in giving the US any measurable power.
That seems to have happened around 2023 or so as people chose to laud over AI instead of understanding the underpinnings of society coming undone in real time.
So, should I be worried?
What do you think he will do, given he's one of 12 votes?