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New US Bill Aims to Block Both Online Adult Content and VPNs (www.cnet.com)

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[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 110 points 1 week ago (3 children)

A proposed bill in Michigan has a broad reach that covers everything from adult AI content to manga and even depictions of transgender people. It includes a VPN ban to avoid workarounds.

On Sept. 11, Michigan Republican representatives proposed far-reaching legislation banning adult internet content.

The bill, called the Anticorruption of Public Morals Act and advanced by six Republican representatives, would ban a wide variety of adult content online, ranging from ASMR and adult manga to AI content and any depiction of transgender people. It also seeks to ban all use of VPNs, foreign or US-produced.

The Anticorruption of Public Morals Act has not passed the Michigan House of Representatives committee nor been voted on by the Michigan Senate, and it's not clear how much support the bill currently has beyond the six Republican representatives who have proposed it.

TL;DR: 6 Republicans in Michigan proposed a bill that won't pass, as the Senate and Governor are Democrats.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Any law that contains the word "morals" or "morality" in the title terrifies me. They 100% of the time are a net negative for society.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago

Especially when morals vary and are just someone's opinion. Morals should only be involved when it's based on the most popular opinion. Moral laws should 100% be voted on by the people not just some old people that are out of touch with society.

[–] balrog@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Even if the entire state government were Republican, it wouldn't pass. This bill is basically the definition of governmental virtue signaling

Businesses require VPNs to function. Banning them would decimate Michigan's economy. The only thing these people truly value is money

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 13 points 1 week ago

Whether or not its realistic or functional has no real impact on a bill passing.

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

This is about power. It could easily pass with this regime

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Businesses require VPNs to function. Banning them would decimate Michigan’s economy. The only thing these people truly value is money

I mean it's not hard to see them carve out an exception for business uses, and allow them only on business-grade ISP plans. Tech won't stump these people because they don't care about it, when they can just force the people to play along.

[–] Hector@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not a chance this would pass. This is virtue signaling, or what is the opposite of virtue in government oppression.

Faschignalling. But a lot of other shitholy States have passed these kind of laws, like Montana and Texas.

[–] Unquote0270@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago

This is how Trump works, and it is a technique used by many others (see Brexit) though. Suggest something completely ridiculous without intention of it passing but the idea sticks and you end up with a compromise being considered that wouldn't have previously stood a chance.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 1 points 1 week ago

Of course not, republicans don't hold the senate or the governors seat.