Guess everybody will just go back to not watching WH Pressers

Ok, so out of curiosity, what did you all expect Pence to do?

As I understand it, the role of VP during this particular joint session of Congress is very much formality, without any actual power to do anything.

Big tech does not care.

Using AI and machine learning is a thing done even now, how do you think all the "election results have been called for Biden" notices get added on Twitter, or how is YouTube automatically recognizing copyrighted stuff?

It is all matter of training it and scaling it up, so they can do close to 100% of moderation automatically and in real time.

Small sites do not have that option, as running such extensive machine learning network is very resource demanding, even if you somehow manage to obtain a fully trained system that is ready to go (and you can bet the monopoly of Big Tech will gladly share theirs among themselves)

And frankly, even though I am not living in US, I do want US to keep being the tech dominant, because it is the only place where free speech and in more wider sense, freedom, is guaranteed (other countries are very much "well, yes, but actually no" about that)

Yes, I am sure Twitter/Facebook would certainly not fund lawsuits against their competitors second they can (which means second after their plants spam the competition with child porn)

Nah, Ted is also an establishment guy, but he is willing to play ball with America First populism.

I think only Rand Paul is not a RINO (though technically he is, he is a Libertarian running as Republican because LP does not have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting mainstream)

You cannot repeal a law only for selected groups. When law is repealed, it is gone for everyone.

That is why asking for repeal of 230 instead of amending it or replacing it is just dumb.

That is just dumb, or completely misunderstanding of why public utilities exist (high creation/maintenance costs).

The idea of platform being enforced is all that is needed. Public square where anyone can come freely and speak their mind.

Except in this case, the Big Ask is playing straight into hands of Big Tech, who also want 230 gone (not now, but in short time frame) and own enough lobbyists to make it happen, especially when POTUS is acting like he is on board.

No, meaning that lefties could swarm here, post child porn and get the site and the owners into serious legal troubles.

Except Big Tech actually want 230 gone as well, in maybe year or two, and they own enough lobbyists to make it happen, especially when Trump is acting to be on board with it.

Frankly, Trump is being an idiot regarding this, and it is indefensible, even in the 24/7 rally that is going on here.

Removing 230 is exactly what Twitter/Facebook/Google/Apple/etc want, because it will kill everything else.

While something needs to be done about Twitter/Google/Facebook/Apple, terminating 230 would just help them, and screw the rising alt-tech. The Big Tech can use AI to moderate everything, alt-tech cannot.

Zuckerbot actually wants 230 gone.

230 needs to remain, but it needs clearer delineation of who is already a publisher, and not a platform, it cannot be based on just "we say we are platform, so we are"

The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings reference

The Sting (elven short-sword Bilbo Baggins found and Frodo later inherited) glows blue in presence of Orcs as a warning to the owner that something evil is lurking.

Shredding any ballots or official election-related documents should be illegal until something like a year after the election as very least...

Zero, unless she is filmed on camera. And probably even after that, because she is calling it for DNC, which means laws do not apply

I always thought she was more of a kneeler than spreader

Or just have your normal hidden camera in jacket, with hole cut out (or better yet, in the mask you are forced to wear in places like polling sites)

Damn, even her dragon turtle relative seems like much better person...

Yeah, apprently some were surprised about Joe planning a 3 month general lockdown.

I think that was the only "policy" he was consistent on. Everything else was a massive flipflop

Biden is after all, the Great Uniter

(bonus points for those who realize the reference)

I did find it interesting how suddenly after Biden's media-pronounced "victory", news about vaccine that was 90% effective in tests started circulating

Getting banned and unpersoned in 3...2...1...

Probably "I know what you did last summer" kind of deal.

Or maybe "And to you, I bequeath my contract with the Lower Planes"

The fact that they stopped counting and went home is sketchy as hell (like seriously, that should not be allowed, get extra shift of people to take over or something if that is such an issue).

But in all cases listed here, you were missing quite a lot of votes (the "reporting" percentage)

As one would expect from Justice tasked with protecting the Constitution, no?