Loading ...USA – Senate Democrats introduce bill to give federal government massive power over online platforms
Vast new rulemaking, investigative, and penalizing power over ‘disinformation’ and more.
Bennet’s Digital Platform Commission Act would create a new five-person body of commissioners nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, backed by an 18-member Code Council of “experts” in various subjects including “disinformation.” The commission would have broad rulemaking, investigative, and penalizing power, ostensibly in the name of promoting public safety, access to government services, business competition and consumer protection, protection of digital infrastructure, prevention of “deceptive, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, or abusive practices,” algorithm fairness and transparency, and ensuring a “robust and competitive marketplace of ideas with a diversity of views at the local, State, and national levels.”
“In Bennet and Welch’s proposal, all animals are equal – but some, as it were, more so,” Rankovic writes. “Thus, the Commission would be allowed to designate some digital platforms as being of systemic importance, and then subject those to extra oversight and regulation – such as audits and “explainability” related to algorithms.”
Sounds like a good use of Taxpayers money
Might as well rescind Freedom of Speech and the Bill of Rights if this passes.
My take: ANYONE that proposes, endorses or votes in favor of legislation later found to be Unconstitutional must IMMEDIATELY resign, forfeit all federal benefits (pay and benefits), and be disqualified from seeking future federal office.
Point being, the deterrent must be sufficiently effective to prevent even these proposals, as severe costs are incurred if the Constitution is even temporarily eroded, as Canadian truckers recently discovered.
Following in the footsteps of Bill C-11 forced into law by the Canadian Liberal Party.