Written language lacks the resources to convey how insane this is on half a dozen different levels.
https://twitter.com/dave_brown24/status/1333967006421413888
Imagine this being sung to the Queen of the Night aria to compensate for the deficiencies of prose...
(1) Everyone agrees 230 is central to how social media functions in the U.S.; the idea that you’re going to ram through an overhaul in weeks is bananas.
(1) Everyone agrees 230 is central to how social media functions in the U.S.; the idea that you’re going to ram through an overhaul in weeks is bananas.
(2) “National security”? Just... stop. You have a policy goal. These are not magic words.
(3) You’re going to hold a defense authorization hostage over Twitter being mean to you? That’s like threatening divorce unless you get to pick the next show to binge.
(3) You’re going to hold a defense authorization hostage over Twitter being mean to you? That’s like threatening divorce unless you get to pick the next show to binge.
(4) A legal rule is not a “gift” just because it’s of benefit to someone. Does the rule make sense? Is it fair? Does it serve imporant values and protect fundamental rights? Then it’s justice; justice is not a gift.
(5) Framing it as an existential threat that independent private actors check the executive’s claims is an almost cartoonish tinpot strongman move. This would be hamfisted in a dystopian YA novel.
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