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If the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of these laws, rather than trying to comply with them, wouldn't the best solution for Reddit be to disallow users in Texas and Florida from accessing the site? I assume in that case, Texan and Floridian legislation would have no jurisdiction?
Comment by TK421isAFK at 21/02/2024 at 21:18 UTC
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disallow users in Texas and Florida from accessing the site
Don't tease us with that level of serenity.
Comment by reaper527 at 21/02/2024 at 21:05 UTC
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rather than trying to comply with them, wouldn't the best solution for Reddit be to disallow users in Texas and Florida from accessing the site? I assume in that case, Texan and Floridian legislation would have no jurisdiction?
1. you're overlooking that all reddit cares about right now is their IPO, and geoblocking large segments of the country the largest part of the userbase comes from undermines that
2. geoblocks are easy to circumvent, and it's not clear that circumventing it would waive the protections those states afford
3. once those laws get upheld, it's a safe bet that many more states will copy them and implement similar anti-censorship/pro-free speech laws.
if reddit had some kind of independent appeals process, it might not have come to this but they have been letting moderators be abusive towards their users for ages and now the shit is hitting the fan.