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Kentucky approves bill to make 'doxing' illegal after Covington student's online backlash

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  1. alyaza
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    i am skeptical, to say the least, that this will do much of anything since kentucky is just one state (and this of course assumes it even passes, which it genuinely might not): but it'll be...

    i am skeptical, to say the least, that this will do much of anything since kentucky is just one state (and this of course assumes it even passes, which it genuinely might not):

    The bill still has to pass the state Senate and the House of Representatives and it's unclear if it has the necessary support. After Wednesday, lawmakers will have just five legislative days left to pass bills before they adjourn for the year.

    but it'll be interesting to see if other states follow in the footsteps of kentucky here in trying to police actions on the internet when twitter and other websites cannot. western (and state) governments in general have been relatively hands off with the internet outside of things like cyberbullying, but i think sooner or later we're going to see at least a few of them trying to step in and legislate things like this in a more coherent manner

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