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A reminder that this all nearly happened in the US with SOPA and PIPA, which would have brought internet censorship to the United States, ostensibly for stoppin
by gjsman-1000 4y ago
A reminder that this all nearly happened in the US with SOPA and PIPA, which would have brought internet censorship to the United States, ostensibly for stopping the sharing of copyrighted material (at least, to start with).
The internet banded together on that, and Congress hasn’t dared strengthen copyright laws since in over a decade of fallout. I think it’s a shame we can do it again for Right to Repair and DMCA 1201 repeal, but it’s odd to look back and know how close it could have happened here, and how it still could if we lose vigilance.