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The Dangers of California’s Legislation to Censor 3D Printing

  • Cliff Braun, Rory Mir--EFF
  • published date: 2026-04-13 22:07:09 UTC

California’s bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware — software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user — on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of open-source alternatives. Repeating the mistakes of Digital Rights Manageme…

Californias bill, A.B. 2047, will not only mandate censorware software which exists to bluntly block your speech as a user on all 3D printers; it will also criminalize the use of open-source alternat… [+6753 chars]