Hancock: SB25-086 tramples the Constitution in the name of control
By Michael A. Hancock | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
How SB25-086 tramples the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments in the name of “user protection”
In our political age where virtue signaling often masquerades as policymaking, Colorado Senate Bill 25-086, charmingly titled Protections for Users of Social Media, stands as a masterclass in misdirection. Behind its disarming language and so-called concern for user safety lies a deeply troubling expansion of government power—one that threatens to obliterate the digital boundary between individual freedom and state surveillance.
Let me be frank: SB25-086 is not about protection—it’s about control.
At the heart of the bill is a brazen and unconstitutional attempt to enlist private companies into a pseudo-judicial surveillan...