The bill would still need to make its way through the House.

The US’s latest attempt to chill speech online, KOSA-a bill to effectively force everyone to identify themselves to online platforms-is picking up steam and looking like it will pass the Senate.

You may want to think twice about that:

Don’t Go To Hong Kong Now (Even on Connecting Flights)

You’ve got it backwards. China’s increasingly tight social controls, and increasingly antagonistic stance with the US, just means that they’re the least likely country to report you to US companies and state governments. I have no plans to ever go to China or Hong Kong.

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I have no plans to ever go to China or Hong Kong.

As long as that’s true, of you and of any of your acquaintances, and your friendly local Chinese citizen group (¹) working for China doesn’t take an interest in you, that’s fine.

(¹) China’s overseas police stations

PS: just saying, use Tor. If It’s good enough for the CIA, it’s good enough for everyone.

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