New California Bill Creates “Fact-Checkers” To Filter Your Online Content. Proposition SB-1424 would essentially make the state king of what you see and what is considered fact.
Key points from the bill :
(a) Any person who operates a social media Internet Web site with physical presence in California shall develop a strategic plan to verify news stories shared on its Internet Web site.
(b) The strategic plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) A plan to mitigate the spread of false information through news stories.
(2) The utilization of fact-checkers to verify news stories.
(3) Providing outreach to social media users regarding news stories containing false information.
(4) Placing a warning on a news story containing false information.
(c) As used in this section, “social media” means an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but not limited to, videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.
G. Orwell is turning over on his grave right now.
They are also undergoing a massive Exodus of people GTFO out of there:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42IJrcYi_Io
www.lewrockwell.com/2018/02/no_author/the-great-california-exodus/
www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/08/packing-up-and-moving-out-bay-area-exodus-continues/
h/t vinniS