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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by inetknght on Saturday September 17, 2022 @07:21PM (#32882620)
> So can I hire someone from a low cost-of-living jurisdiction and get them to behave like a bot for me?

For some definitions of low cost-of-living, sure. In this law specifically:

          Sec. 120.002.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a)  This chapter
   applies only to a user who:
                (1)  resides in this state;
                (2)  does business in this state; or
                (3)  shares or receives content on a social media
   platform in this state.
There are, of course, plenty of low-cost-of-living "users" in Texas.
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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by mr_toad on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:07PM (#32883679)
> This chapter applies only to a user who: (1) resides in this state; (2) does business in this state; or (3) shares or receives content on a social media

They forgot (4) can afford a lawyer.

This law will only benefit those with deep pockets.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by everforward on Sunday September 18, 2022 @11:40AM (#32888451)
Oh, there will be plenty of pro se complainants with barely-intelligible filings. I would almost put money down that there will be a comical period where Texas' civil court is DDoSed by people filing pro se complaints around this law.
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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by raverbashing on Sunday September 18, 2022 @02:26AM (#32884955)
I'm sure nobody will fill their address as Texas and use a VPN (you might even not need both ways)
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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by tmaly on Sunday September 18, 2022 @05:09PM (#32891536)
Would using a VPN termination in the state constitute sharing or receiving content on a social media platform in the state?
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