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adafruit
@adafruit@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

New York Wants to Ctrl+Alt+Delete Your 3D Printer

New York’s budget bill proposes mandatory file-scanning “blocking” software for 3D printers and CNC tools. It targets general-purpose tools instead of criminal acts — and puts educators, open source, and small makers on the hook first. 🗽🖨️

https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/02/03/new-york-wants-to-ctrlaltdelete-your-3d-printer/

#3dprinting #opensource

the statue of liberty on liberty island, holding a torch and tablet engraved with july iv mdcc lxxvi, framed by blue sky and harbor water, overlaid with a faint “3d” graphic — a symbol of freedom now ironically paired with policy efforts that want to put file scanners and kill switches on general-purpose tools.
the statue of liberty on liberty island, holding a torch and tablet engraved with july iv mdcc lxxvi, framed by blue sky and harbor water, overlaid with a faint “3d” graphic — a symbol of freedom now ironically paired with policy efforts that want to put file scanners and kill switches on general-purpose tools.
the statue of liberty on liberty island, holding a torch and tablet engraved with july iv mdcc lxxvi, framed by blue sky and harbor water, overlaid with a faint “3d” graphic — a symbol of freedom now ironically paired with policy efforts that want to put file scanners and kill switches on general-purpose tools.
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