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[–] 24 points 2 years ago

I'm no legal expert, but isn't posting porn of someone without their consent already covered somewhere in United States Code? Porn sites did quite the purge a few years ago. So I'm wondering what this solves, even if it were worded better.

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  • [+] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago

    Agreed. However, it also appears to apply too broadly:

    The letter explains that the bill’s “takedown” provision applies to a much broader category of content—potentially any images involving intimate or sexual content at all—than the narrower NCII definitions found elsewhere in the bill. The bill contains no protections against frivolous or bad-faith takedown requests. Lawful content—including satire, journalism, and political speech—could be wrongly censored.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What is the implication for Lemmy and other federated platforms? Is running a Lemmy instance going to now come with a huge legal risk and moderation requirements that three people with day jobs can't handle?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Cool, now I can report all that religious shit that appears.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I guess it's still gotta go through congress? Call your rep. Adding it to my list of shit to call about.

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