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[–] halcyonloon@midwest.social 2 points 1 hour ago

Klobuchar will just use this as another rallying cry to tear down Section 230 and make the internet even worse. You can read it yourself, but earlier this year she tried to use a 19 year old ODing on fentanyl he bought off Snapchat as a reason to "... get rid of or reform section 230 ..."

Not sure how that's going to stop people from ODing on adulterated narcotics, but maybe supporting harm reduction and mental health services would be a better use of my tax payer money.

https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/2/klobuchar-urges-action-at-senate-judiciary-hearing-on-fentanyl-epidemic-featuring-minnesota-mom-s-testimony

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

So where is this video? Genuine curiosity, I'd like to see how real it looks

[–] Slacking@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It's this one, although I can't find the original, only the reaction to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYub79GEcFw

[–] artyom@piefed.social 17 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Hard to imagine how they're going to take down deepfakes without limiting freedom of information or how they will prove who made the content.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Block chain!

i kid, but it could

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Well they already have a leg up with the TAKE IT DOWN Act that Democrats worked with Ted Cruz and Trump to get passed.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

To my knowledge, that only covers pornographic content.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

And the Patriot Act was only implemented to catch terrorists. What's considered "pornographic content" is entirely subjective and up to the personal feelings of a particular judge.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 24 minutes ago

There's no judge in the world who could make the leap that this is pornographic.

[–] allo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

as a victorian from over a century ago, i find anything depicting unclothed ankles to be porn.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 0 points 6 hours ago

...for now...

[–] trk@aussie.zone 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think this is a good thing. Now there's plausible deniability for anything you might have said in the past that surfaces - that's just a deepfake! Don't cancel me, it's not real.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, what a good thing, the end of consequences and easily proven fact.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

We've got a world "leader" who pioneered the end of consequences and showed that easily proven facts weren't worth the bits they were sent over the internet with, so that ship has already sailed.

Enjoy the freedom that comes with never having to answer for your crimes. Kick a puppy. Call someone a slur. Steal a game ball from a kid at the world series.

[–] Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Are you sure it isn't fake?

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 hour ago

She has a well earned reputation of sounding in private just like in the video . I’m sure the video is not her, but it was really accurate in tone; which is why it’s getting traction