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New Proposed US Bill Restricting National Security Threats (Patriot Act v2)
- O__________O 3y agoWhite House statement expressing support for the bill: - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/07/statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-the-introduction-of-the-restrict-act/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases... Related prior HN comments: - https://hn.algolia.com/?q=RESTRICT+Act https://hn.algolia.com/?q=RESTRICT+Act
- WorldPeas 3y agoI typically took a position of sideline outrage when seeing stuff like this, but then my friend went to Australia and I could no longer talk to him via Signal because of their government's troglodytic legislation. It's a shame we're continuing on this path of splinternets but I guess it was inevitable.
- O__________O 3y agoFor context, Splinternet: “is a characterization of the Internet as splintering and dividing due to various factors, such as technology, commerce, politics, nationalism, religion, and divergent national interests.” Source: - https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Splinternet https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Splinternet