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Episode Synopsis
Jess Miers (Akron Law) discusses the problems with the Take It Down Act—the federal bill that (ostensibly) targets non-consensual intimate imagery.Topics include:What does Take It Down (claim) to do?FFS, enforce the laws you have!“Sexually explicit content” (in a normal world)Brendan Carr is a preview of things to comeAmy Klobuchar is asleepIs the “it” in Take It Down “all adult content”?The censorship administrationLinks:Jess’s Bluesky thread on Take It DownThe Take It Down Act Isn’t a law, It’s a WeaponTech Policy Podcast 403: The Constitutional CrisisTech Policy Podcast 404: The Worst Possible Moment to Break Encryption
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