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The California legislature may pass a bill that will require censorware on all 3D printers due to the perceived threat of “ghost guns.” The bill would also make it a misdemeanor for the owner of a 3D printer to disable, deactivate, or otherwise circumvent that algorithm. This effectively criminalizes the use of any third-party, open-source 3D printer firmware.

New Yorkers, the proposed 2026-2027 budget includes provisions that will require all 3D printers sold in the state to run print-blocking censorware—software that surveils every print for forbidden designs. This policy would also create felony charges for possessing or sharing certain design files. The vote on the state budget could happen as early as next week, so New Yorkers need to act fast and demand that their Assemblymembers and Senators strip this provision from the budget.

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