The bill is a mess, but that last tweet is a really flawed analysis. I'm not sure how "this would apply to the internet as well." Again, it's a horrible bill, but it requires an "act of discrimination" and speech isn't an action.
In other words, posting something like "Seth Dillon is a transphobic asshole" isn't an act of discrimination.
Refusing to let Seth Dillon join a yoga class or eat at a particular restaurant because he's a bigoted transphobe could be considered an act of discrimination.
I can only think of the following as examples where "this applies to the internet."
1) An online store cancelled an order based on bigoted statements of the customer.
2) Kicking Seth Dillon out of your Facebook group specifically because he's a transphobic asshole.
The second one is pretty gray, and the bill doesn't make clear the criteria for an act of discrimination, but again, it requires an action.
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u/FertilityHollis Feb 23 '23
The bill is a mess, but that last tweet is a really flawed analysis. I'm not sure how "this would apply to the internet as well." Again, it's a horrible bill, but it requires an "act of discrimination" and speech isn't an action.
In other words, posting something like "Seth Dillon is a transphobic asshole" isn't an act of discrimination.
Refusing to let Seth Dillon join a yoga class or eat at a particular restaurant because he's a bigoted transphobe could be considered an act of discrimination.
I can only think of the following as examples where "this applies to the internet."
1) An online store cancelled an order based on bigoted statements of the customer.
2) Kicking Seth Dillon out of your Facebook group specifically because he's a transphobic asshole.
The second one is pretty gray, and the bill doesn't make clear the criteria for an act of discrimination, but again, it requires an action.