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by 0xbadcafebee 93 days ago
It's "Now" only because of a confluence of factors - namely, $2B spent on convincing lawmakers to do this now, because Meta doesn't wanna be fined $52B again. It's nothing to do with porn. The lawmakers passing this are passing it because "protecting the children" is always going to get them votes (even if it doesn't actually protect the children)