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Disenshittify or Die(pluralistic.net)

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irreticent@lemmy.world
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And even though it’s being labeled as a “consumer privacy law” it was actually spurred by a politician getting upset that people might find out what he was renting. It was a self-serving law that had the side effect of also helping consumers.

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Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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Wasn’t it because a couple of anti-porn politicians were outed as having renting porn tapes (yet another thing that doesn’t really exist anymore)

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irreticent@lemmy.world
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IIRC that was what happened.

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【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.world
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That’s exactly right. It’s called the bork tapes, and it gives rise to the eponymous phrase, “getting borked.”

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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I wonder if there’s any case law that could support applying that law to other media, such as preventing streaming sites from handing watch history over to the media.

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