LogFAQs > #939823721

reading the EO...

nothing's wrong with it? it's a lot of rhetoric.

like all of page 1 and most of 2 is story. then we get into sections:

Section 230(c) gets into the publisher/provider issue. mentioned that earlier as a big issue so that's fine to want to clarify. it's also trying to bind terms of service in a more legal way which makes sense. taken more broadly this would lead to some major changes in some of what's listed - inadequate notice, unreasoned explanation? makes a big question once monetization comes to play since from the language there it's not as easy as going YOINK to your money from twitch subs/youtube superchats/patreon/whatever else.

that section needs a lot of work and clarity to really get to the nitty gritty but as a starting point, seems solid and makes sense. ...it's also not giving out any major orders, it's telling the secretary of commerce to file petition with the FCC so they can propose regulation. so this is not directly impacting anything.

Sec 3 is basically asking for internal data collection by the federal government. i'm rather confused on this. this is not directly impacting anything.

Sec 4 says that twitter and facebook are "functional equivalent of a traditional public forum" (oh hey it's this topic again), points out they're the modern public square according to the supreme court, talks about bias, and then... asks the FTC to consider taking action regarding bias collected in a tool.

...okay. so this is not directly impacting anything.

Sec 5 basically wants attorney generals at the state level to be involved. asks for them to talk and consult about stuff. this is not directly impacting anything.

Sec 6... is the definition we're using. because for some fucking reason this wasn't at the top.

so we've got internal data collection, telling the Commerce Secetary to do something with the FCC, telling the FTC to do something, telling state AG to talk. magnificent.


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