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It does seem to be starting in the conservative states probably because they would be most open to it. It's also being proposed in the UK. You could be right. Either way this should be stopped because when it reaches critical mass then it's just a matter of time before it becomes federal law. Should that come to pass I would hope they lean towards empowering parents by using the RTA header vs. some 3rd party site that would initially used to protect children and then more controls get added quarterly to protect the next thing and then the entire internet goes the way of Twitter.


The UK is quite a conservative state and has had several goes at this already, at least one of which fell apart as unworkable.


Time for all those libertarians in red states to speak up in outrage against banning books.


When someone dares to try to ban the Bible, Mein Kampf or the Turner Diaries there will be hell to pay.




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