• @djsoren19
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    7 months ago

    Eh, there’s been a bunch of these attempts that have failed, so I’m not gonna criticize Biden too harshly for not counting his chickens before they’ve hatched. You’re certainly right about the Dems optics issues though, this is the third in a string of huge wins regarding regulation of the tech sector, and it feels like I’ve only seen chatter about it on Lemmy.

    • @Asidonhopo@lemmy.worldOP
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      37 months ago

      Maybe they keep it quiet to prevent too much industry push-back? Even that doesn’t really make sense, industry is definitely aware of what this bill would mean.

      Maybe they plan on letting it die in committee and are keeping it quiet to prevent consumer awareness of the bill’s existence - it would certainly be a very popular piece of legislation if it was more widely known.

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        37 months ago

        Well it can’t die in committee, it passed the House. The Senate has shown themselves to be significantly more intelligent and willing to function as a governing body, even if they still have their share of crazies. I wouldn’t be surprised if this moved as quickly as the TikTok ban bill did into law now that it’s passed the biggest hurdle.

        • @Asidonhopo@lemmy.worldOP
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          27 months ago

          Is that how it works? I assumed the Senate had a situation where bills sometimes don’t get voted on as well. This is good news!