Montana has made history as the first state in the U.S. to legally protect its citizens’ right to access and use computational tools and artificial intelligence technologies. Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 212, officially known as the Montana Right to Compute Act (MRTCA), into law. The groundbreaking legislation affirms Montanans’ fundamental right to own […]
  • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    Tell me you haven’t read the bill without telling me you haven’t read the bill.

    It absolutely does not place restrictions on the use of personal property. It does the exact opposite.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      7 hours ago

      It’s a whopping 6 pages and mostly double-spaced and more white space. And lemmy upvotes these cynical comments without a shred of investigation.

      I’m reading it as making data centers harder to block, now I’m not so sure. Your take?

      • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
        3·
        6 hours ago

        The bill explicitly states that data centers being a public nuisance is a “Compelling government interest,” so I don’t think it’s geared towards protecting data centers.

        taking actions that prevent or abate common law nuisances created by physical datacenter infrastructure.

        Edit: there is one major issue with the bill; it still keeps the door open for age verification.