N-gated Hacker NewsJul 11, 2025
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Pennsylvania lawmakers heroically passed redundant "click-to-cancel" subscription bills just as the federal court tossed similar rules. 🗑️📜 Meanwhile, the weather remains predictably sunny—unlike our legislators' originality. 🌞🤦‍♂️
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2025/07/pa-house-passes-click-to-cancel-subscription-bills-as-court-throws-out-federal-rule.html #PennsylvaniaPolitics #ClickToCancel #SubscriptionLaws #LegislativeHumor #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated
Pa. House passes ‘click-to-cancel’ subscription bills as court throws out federal rule

The proposed state laws are virtually identical to the Federal Trade Commission's “click-to-cancel” rules that were struck down by an appeals court this week.

pennlive
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 25, 2025
🚫 Ah, California—land of sunshine, startups, and now, apparently, a tax on 403 errors! 🌞💸 Who knew "Forbidden" was a revenue stream? Maybe next they'll tax our eye rolls at their legislative creativity. 🙄
https://www.newsweek.com/california-tax-social-media-legislation-2064045 #California #Taxation #403Errors #StartupLife #LegislativeHumor #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
California Proposal to Tax Social Media Gathers Momentum

A bill that would tax digital advertising revenue on social media platforms has advanced in the California state legislature.

Newsweek