If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Under the pretext of strengthening measures against child exploitation online, a controversial Senate bill is resurfacing with provisions that privacy advocates say would gut critical internet protections and compromise the security and privacy of all citizens. Known as the STOP CSAM Act of 2025 (S. 1829), the legislation is being criticized for using broad language and vague legal standards that could severely weaken encryption and open the floodgates for content takedowns, including legal content, across a wide range of online services. We obtained a copy of the bill for you here. The bill’s stated aim is to curb the spread of child sexual abuse material, a crime already strictly prohibited under federal law. Current regulations already compel online platforms to report known instances of such material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which coordinates with law enforcement. However, S. 1829 goes well beyond this existing mandate, targeting a wide spectrum of internet platforms with new forms of criminal and civil liability that could penalize even the most privacy-conscious and compliant services. The scope of the legislation is sweeping. Its provisions apply not only to large social media platforms but also to private messaging apps, cloud storage services, and email providers. By introducing new crimes related to the “hosting” or “facilitating” of exploitative content; using legal terms with unclear boundaries, the bill places encrypted platforms at significant risk. Under the bill’s loose definition, simply providing a secure, privacy-focused service could be interpreted as “facilitating” illegal activity, regardless of whether the provider can access or verify the content being transmitted. This is especially dangerous for services that implement end-to-end encryption, a core feature designed to keep user communications secure from both hackers and unauthorized surveillance. Because such platforms cannot access user content, they could face liability for material they neither see nor control. Even a notice alleging the presence of CSAM could be enough to meet the bill’s threshold for knowledge, exposing providers to prosecution or lawsuits without concrete evidence. Though the legislation offers what appears to be a safeguard, a legal defense for services that can prove it’s “technologically impossible” to remove CSAM without compromising encryption; it offers little meaningful protection. This defense still forces companies into litigation, requiring them to expend resources to demonstrate their innocence in court. Smaller startups and alternative platforms would be especially vulnerable, potentially deterring new market entrants and consolidating control among a handful of tech giants. Members of Congress have publicly suggested that techniques like client-side scanning could resolve the tension between encryption and detection. This claim has been repeatedly debunked by security experts, who warn that such tools dismantle the very essence of secure communication. If the STOP CSAM Act becomes law, many platforms may adopt invasive scanning out of fear, not necessity, just to avoid liability, with real consequences for privacy and user trust. Equally alarming is the bill’s attempt to rewrite Section 230, a foundational law that protects platforms from being sued over user-generated content. By creating a new exemption for civil claims tied to alleged facilitation of CSAM, the bill paves the way for lawsuits targeting online intermediaries for speech they didn’t create and cannot always monitor. In the absence of Section 230 protections, many platforms may default to aggressive moderation, suppressing lawful expression to avoid potential legal trouble. The fallout would not be limited to bad actors. Everyday users could find their posts deleted, their accounts suspended, or their access to communication tools blocked; not because their content is illegal, but because platforms fear liability. For many communities, particularly those relying on encrypted services for safety, this legislation threatens not just privacy but also their ability to speak and organize online. If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Senate Pushes Bill That Could End Private Messaging appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to all 50 states, and the number of commercial birds that have died — or have been killed under the Biden administration — is over 166 million.This is not only driving up the price of eggs but destroying the ability for chickens to adapt.Self-described "Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer” Joel Salatin believes the government is handling this situation the opposite of how it should be.“All of life is adapting, trying to adapt to new attacks that are coming, mutations, and trying to survive,” he tells BlazeTV host James Poulos on “Zero Hour,” adding, “We could talk about that in regard to bird flu.”“Here we are in this big bird flu thing, 166 million chickens killed in the last 24 months, and probably only one or two million were actually sick,” he continues. “All the rest of them were fine. But we have this eradication idea that if one in a hundred thousand is sick, we kill all, we sterilize everything.”But when you sterilize the world, animals as well as humans won’t be equipped to handle new strains of viruses as well as they could.“And so the virus is trying to adapt, to become more virulent, more deadly, if you will,” Salatin explains. “And so the chickens that either don’t get it or got it and got over it, and they're many that do, to kill them, we deny chickens the chance for the most vibrant, virulent, immunological ones to adapt, to give us progeny, that is now keeping up with the virus.”“If your immune system never gets a chance to work, then it’s not an immune system,” Poulos chimes in.“This extermination policy is just insanity,” Salatin agrees, adding, “When you have a disease, you don’t kill the survivors.”Want more from James Poulos?To enjoy more of James's visionary commentary on politics, tech, ideas, and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Slick parkour, brutal melee combat, and plenty of zombies to pulverize - at first glance, Dying Light The Beast looks like just what the undead doctor ordered: more Dying Light. The thirst for the zombie-slaying open-world series has been immense over the past decade, and its third mainline entry is almost upon us. Once planned as DLC for Dying Light 2, starring the first game’s beloved protagonist, Kyle Crane, The Beast has mutated into something much more ambitious. Ahead of its launch in a couple of months, I got to play a roughly 40-minute slice of The Beast at Summer Game Fest, and while it doesn’t stray massively far from Techland’s winning formula, some new additions and shakeups make for a more isolated, focused, and survival-oriented experience. Continue reading Dying Light The Beast feels refreshing without losing the series' identity MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best zombie games, Best open-world games, Best co-op games

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Fallout 76 Gone Fission has arrived, and with it comes the arrival of fishing in the Bethesda MMORPG. The new update for the online survival game is pretty substantial, but it’s far from everything we can expect. At Summer Game Fest 2025, we spoke to creative director Jon Rush and lead producer Bill LaCoste about what’s coming to Fallout 76 seasons for the rest of the year, and there’s a promise of a major upgrade to make building easier, alongside a tease for “one of the biggest, most impactful patches” we’ve ever seen. Continue reading Fallout 76 fishing is just the start, with a big building update next in line MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best games like Fallout, Fallout 5 release date, Best Fallout 4 mods

From the brutal murders of the Great Purge to the millions sent to the gulags, the NKVD made the Soviet Union a horrifying place to live. The post The Chilling Story Of The NKVD, Joseph Stalin’s Secret Police Force That Terrorized The Soviet Union appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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