Hacker News with Generative AI: Legislation

California Proposal to Tax Social Media Gathers Momentum (newsweek.com)
California lawmakers have moved forward with legislation that could see taxes applied to the largest social media platforms in the world.
California, Social Media, Taxation, Legislation
15 points by WaitWaitWha 15 hours ago | 25 comments
Congress Republicans seek $27 billion for Golden Dome in Trump tax bill (cnbc.com)
Politics, Legislation, Finance, United States
8 points by rexbee 1 day ago | 1 comments
Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman tape transcript that led to the HMO act of 1973 (wikisource.org)
This is a transcript of the 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman that led to the HMO act of 1973:
Politics, History, Healthcare, Legislation
5 points by ivape 3 days ago | 0 comments
Take It Down Act nears passage (arstechnica.com)
An anti-deepfake bill is on the verge of becoming US law despite concerns from civil liberties groups that it could be used by President Trump and others to censor speech that has nothing to do with the intent of the bill.
Politics, Legislation, Deepfakes, Civil Liberties
6 points by perihelions 7 days ago | 0 comments
Florida's New Social Media Bill Demands an Encryption Backdoor (techdirt.com)
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.”
Florida, Social Media, Encryption, Law Enforcement, Legislation
11 points by latexr 8 days ago | 0 comments
CA State Assembly Introducing Bill to Ban Sale of Licence Plate Covers (sfstandard.com)
Keep an eye out for tinted license plate covers, and you’ll start seeing them on cars everywhere — unless California lawmakers put a stop to them.
California Law, Legislation, Vehicles, Transportation, State Laws
7 points by fortran77 8 days ago | 0 comments
FAA Moves to Protect Aircraft Owners' Private Information (faa.gov)
WASHINGTON – As required by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented Section 803 Data Privacy, that allows private aircraft owners to request to keep certain ownership information, like their name and address, private and not publicly available on FAA websites.
Privacy, Aviation, Legislation, Government
10 points by impish9208 11 days ago | 1 comments
Who Owns SpaceX? (muskwatch.com)
In 2023, a group of six Republican senators, including J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio, sponsored legislation that would require Chinese and other foreign investors to disclose their stakes in U.S. aerospace companies.
SpaceX, Politics, Business, Legislation, China
15 points by chmaynard 11 days ago | 0 comments
Florida's New Social Media Bill Explicitly Demands an Encryption Backdoor (eff.org)
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.”
Privacy, Legislation, Encryption, Social Media, Florida
32 points by hn_acker 13 days ago | 3 comments
The VPN industry reacts to the EU's plan for end-to-end encryption backdoors (techradar.com)
Privacy, Cybersecurity, Europe, VPN, Legislation
9 points by nickslaughter02 14 days ago | 1 comments
Illinois Genetic Information Privact Act (ilga.gov)
Privacy, Legislation, Genetics, Illinois
6 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 17 days ago | 0 comments
Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back. It's Still a Terrible Idea (eff.org)
More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy.
Internet Censorship, Legislation, Copyright
11 points by alwillis 18 days ago | 0 comments
Bill to block OpenAI's for-profit conversion gets mysteriously gutted (garymarcus.substack.com)
BREAKING: Bill that would have blocked OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit has mysteriously been gutted.
OpenAI, Legislation, Artificial Intelligence, Business
201 points by konmok 19 days ago | 40 comments
Site-Blocking Legislation Is Back (eff.org)
More than a decade ago, Congress tried to pass SOPA and PIPA—two sweeping bills that would have allowed the government and copyright holders to quickly shut down entire websites based on allegations of piracy. The backlash was immediate and massive. Internet users, free speech advocates, and tech companies flooded lawmakers with protests, culminating in an “Internet Blackout” on January 18, 2012. Turns out, Americans don’t like government-run internet blacklists. The bills were ultimately shelved.
Internet Censorship, Legislation, Free Speech
6 points by wbread011 23 days ago | 1 comments
From April 1, Indian govt can see your WhatsApp messages, emails (wionews.com)
From the next financial year, which begins on April 1, the tax authorities of India can access your account on communication platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and emails under the provisions of the Income Tax Bill, 2025.
India, Privacy, Government, Tax, Legislation
21 points by shahriarhus 29 days ago | 1 comments
California bill aims to phase out harmful ultra-processed foods in schools (thenewlede.org)
As states across the country move to ban food dyes, California lawmakers on March 19 introduced the first US bill that would phase out certain ultra-processed foods from school meals.
Food Policy, Health, Legislation, California, Schools
126 points by PaulHoule 29 days ago | 175 comments
California bill would force ISPs to offer 100Mbps plans for $15 a month (arstechnica.com)
A proposed state law in California would force Internet service providers to offer $15 monthly plans to people with low incomes.
California, Affordable Internet, Policy, Legislation
17 points by pseudolus 33 days ago | 7 comments
Sen. Durbin's proposed legislation would stifle free speech online (suntimes.com)
The Sun-Times is free but the journalism is not. Reader support powers the news. Here's how you can help.
Politics, Legislation, Free Speech, Social Media
6 points by healsdata 35 days ago | 0 comments
UK Online Safety Act template for Fediverse instances (onlinesafetyact.co.uk)
Again, a major change: I am not confident a conclusion that my own, personal, self-hosted, Mastodon instance is out of scope of the OSA.
Online Safety, Legislation, Social Media, Decentralization
4 points by pmlnr 39 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Derangement Syndrome (revisor.mn.gov)
A bill for an act relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for Trump Derangement Syndrome; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 245.462, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision; 245I.02, subdivision 29, by adding a subdivision.
Politics, Mental Health, Legislation
64 points by croes 40 days ago | 34 comments
Meta is trying to offload kids safety onto app stores with new bills says Google (theverge.com)
Google has its own ideas about what kids online safety legislation should look like.
Online Safety, Legislation, Google, Meta, App Stores
7 points by mooreds 44 days ago | 1 comments
Google's legislative proposal for keeping kids safe online (google)
Legislation pushed by Meta would share kids' information with millions of developers without parental consent or rules on how it's used; we have a better way.
Privacy, Online Safety, Legislation, Children, Social Media
8 points by gnabgib 44 days ago | 0 comments
NY lawmakers push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent (syracuse.com)
Two New York state lawmakers are pushing to make Daylight Saving Time permanent.
Politics, New York, Time, Legislation
3 points by geox 45 days ago | 4 comments
Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat (wired.com)
The Mississippi House of Representatives just passed a bill banning cultivated meat. This makes Mississippi the third state to outlaw meat grown in vats from small samples of animal cells.
Agriculture, Food Technology, Law, Legislation, Mississippi
17 points by pseudolus 46 days ago | 10 comments
Take It Down Act: A Flawed Attempt to Protect Victims That'll Lead to Censorship (eff.org)
Congress has begun debating the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146), a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of a troubling type of online content: non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII. In recent years, concerns have also grown about the use of digital tools to alter or create such images, sometimes called deepfakes.
Legislation, Online Content, Censorship, Privacy
119 points by archagon 49 days ago | 38 comments
Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil (theverge.com)
Apple has been told it has to allow alternative app stores on iOS in Brazil within 90 days, as reported by Brazilian publication Valor International and 9to5Mac.
Apple, Brazil, Legislation, App Stores
89 points by soapdog 49 days ago | 37 comments
Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS (9to5mac.com)
After the EU forced Apple to implement major changes to how iOS and the App Store work for European users, other countries have also conducted their own antitrust investigations against the company. Now the Brazilian court has ruled that Apple has 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS for iPhone users in Brazil.
Antitrust, iOS, Apple, Brazil, Legislation
15 points by tech234a 50 days ago | 0 comments
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age verification bill (theverge.com)
Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation requiring app store operators to verify users’ ages and require parental consent for minors to download apps.
Legislation, App Stores, Privacy, Children, Technology
6 points by owendarko 51 days ago | 0 comments
The "Take It Down" Act (eff.org)
We've opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don't like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar view on the bill. He wants to sign the bill into law, then use it to remove content about — him. And he won't be the only powerful person to do so.
Politics, Censorship, Free Speech, Law, Legislation
152 points by panarky 51 days ago | 99 comments
Why did the US let a child safety bill for social media die? (theguardian.com)
When Congress adjourned for the holidays in December, a landmark bill meant to overhaul how tech companies protect their youngest users had officially failed to pass.
Social Media, Child Safety, Legislation, Politics
23 points by PaulHoule 51 days ago | 64 comments