reclaimthenet on Nostr: 🚨 New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a controversial "online safety" law ...
🚨 New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a controversial "online safety" law that opens the door to state-backed censorship.
The bill mandates social media platforms disclose policies on "hate speech" and report to the Attorney General. Supporters claim it tackles "disinformation" and identity-based harm; opponents argue it’s a blatant First Amendment overreach.
Assemblymember Grace Lee invoked COVID-era "misinformation" as a justification, while Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal tied it to January 6. But these talking points frame speech regulation as public safety, not the suppression it is.
A federal judge already struck down Hochul’s last attempt to police "hateful conduct," ruling it compelled speech and chilled free expression. This new law doubles down on the same vague, dangerous definitions of "hate."
The bill mandates social media platforms disclose policies on "hate speech" and report to the Attorney General. Supporters claim it tackles "disinformation" and identity-based harm; opponents argue it’s a blatant First Amendment overreach.
Assemblymember Grace Lee invoked COVID-era "misinformation" as a justification, while Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal tied it to January 6. But these talking points frame speech regulation as public safety, not the suppression it is.
A federal judge already struck down Hochul’s last attempt to police "hateful conduct," ruling it compelled speech and chilled free expression. This new law doubles down on the same vague, dangerous definitions of "hate."