2022-12-30 15:38 UTC
@femme_mal@mstdn.social I don't think they will either, but also not sure it would be a bad idea. With all the talk of Twitter as a public square and the associated concerns about it being privately held, national instances make a certain sort of sense. Verification could be tied to a national ID.
Re: 1A, the FCC already limits speech around certain topics for OTA broadcasts. New laws or carve-outs could allow limiting at least amplification of messages that denigrate protected classes of people, for eg.
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@femme_mal@mstdn.social 2022-12-30 15:46
@smellythief@mstdn.party @smellythief@mstdn.party For other countries what you suggest works. But the US doesn't have a national ID and likely won't. We shouldn't have the REAL ID for voting as it is since it is merely another layer of voter suppression. As for FCC regs: now you're looking at an entirely different kettle of fish because this would mean legislation changing status of internet services to match that of publicly-owned broadcast bandwidth, or telecom which is common carrier.