Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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welp fuck us all it's real
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/white-house-hill-relaunch-effort-block-state-ai-laws
how top kek would it be for Anons to do all this Anon fighting only to end up never being able to be Anon anymore. Oh yeah, precisely the thing that shielded us from all the flak, the character assassination, the doxxing, the logical fallacies to beat down an opponent without addressing their points, all that good stuff came from us having no name, no face. Now Trump seems to be destroying, or allowing the destruction of, that very same shield.
Whats the quote from White Squall again?
The Trump administration is negotiating a legislative deal to block state AI laws for three years in exchange for passing federal online safety measures, including the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the NO FAKES Act, and a federal age verification mandate. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is leading the effort to bundle these priorities, aiming to override the 1,208 state AI bills introduced in 2025 while establishing new federal content restrictions. Subject-matter preemption would prohibit states from regulating specific AI areas covered by the federal package, though it is not a blanket ban on all state AI or child safety laws. The proposed age verification requirements have drawn sharp criticism from free speech groups like FIRE, who warn the combined bills could end anonymous internet use and grant the FTC broad power over lawful speech. This deal follows previous failed attempts by the administration to secure AI preemption, including a rejected provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year.
I hope this is another BS article from the MSM! The last thing we need is for Trump to sign this Bullshit.