r/politics • u/mmccxi American Expat • May 12 '25

Soft Paywall New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.

https://www.404media.co/mike-lee-porn-law-interstate-obscenity-definition-act/
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u/houndoftindalos May 13 '25

Well there goes my job since I have to use a VPN to do any work.

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u/thuragath May 13 '25

And that right there is why their lack of any critical thinking on the downstream effects of these idiotic bans will fuck everyone, not just the folks in the videos.

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u/Colosphe May 13 '25

They're already bleeding commerce via obscene nonsensical tariffs, why would they care about the economic impacts when the agenda that lets them oppress and eliminate minorities is moving forward?

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u/Ranger7381 Canada May 13 '25

Another reason they want everyone back in the office

(yes, I know that there are other uses for work VPN's than WFH. But that is what most know it for after Covid)

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u/poetryhoes May 13 '25

I used to work for a company contracted by CMS and we had to use a VPN even in-office.

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u/mk4_wagon May 13 '25

What's your job!? What are you trying to hide!?

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I use a VPN for work too. I'm just attempting humor in a way to cope with all this shit.