Heads up, the US is trying to push through a bill that makes site owners criminally responsible for the behavior of their users.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1865

sourced:

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/804pnr/heads_up_congress_it_trying_to_pass_bill_hr1856/

@vahnj Damn, my (usually quite sensible) representative is a co-sponsor. I guess I need to pick up the phone. Probably best to do so during regular business hours?

@bstacey 💯

@vahnj How's this? "I’m calling about FOSTA, House Bill 1865. The same people who are concerned about net neutrality, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, are concerned that HR1865 will prevent victims of sex trafficking from speaking out, and it will lead social-media companies to resort to automated filters that can easily be gamed by the alt-right. Weakening section 230's protections for online speech is the wrong way to fight sex trafficking."

@vahnj Amend last sentence: "Weakening section 230's protections for online speech, with vague and exploitable language about 'reckless disregard', is the wrong way to fight sex trafficking."

I'm deeply anxious about speaking on the phone, and I want to get this as good as I can.

@vahnj "I’m calling about FOSTA, House Bill 1865. The same people who are concerned about net neutrality, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, are concerned that HR1865 will prevent victims of sex trafficking from speaking out, and it will lead social-media companies to resort to automated filters that can easily be gamed by the alt-right. The meaning of the term 'reckless disregard' has not been well established in the context..."

@vahnj "... of modern social media, and weakening section 230's protections for online speech with vague and exploitable language is the wrong way to fight sex trafficking."