The studies ordered by this bill would be used to evaluate and put into place measures to strengthen the 1934 Telecommunications Act as well as determine the "how to" in controlling domestic servers whenever "deemed" crucial. So while you are correct in saying that the headlines are written to grab our attention and that the details say something different, the end result is potentially the same.
The internet is vast and the business conducted there is not as traceable as those looking for tax revenues would like. There is a movement by those in power to retain that power through a monopoly on information and how it gets dispersed. Just look at China/Google. The internet is basically one of the last "free" domains for the exchanging of information and ideas. Some wish to change that and any legislation giving them the means to do so, no matter how innocuous it may look on the surface, is a step on the road to totalitarianism.
The internet is vast and the business conducted there is not as traceable as those looking for tax revenues would like. There is a movement by those in power to retain that power through a monopoly on information and how it gets dispersed. Just look at China/Google. The internet is basically one of the last "free" domains for the exchanging of information and ideas. Some wish to change that and any legislation giving them the means to do so, no matter how innocuous it may look on the surface, is a step on the road to totalitarianism.
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