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Imo it's not a win for kids either. Lot's of kid-related websites that want age verification and I'd much prefer my kids to be anonymous online, especially in t

Imo it's not a win for kids either. Lot's of kid-related websites that want age verification and I'd much prefer my kids to be anonymous online, especially in the context of large software companies. These schemes are one implementation error away from exposing/tracking peoples identities (even more than they are already tracked). IMHO kids watching porn is firmly in the domain of parenting, and not a governmental task.

dpark 1y ago
> IMHO kids watching porn is firmly in the domain of parenting, and not a governmental task. Do you actually believe this? The logical implication of this stance is that stores should be able to legally sell pornography to children. Fact is that most people are generally very happy to have the government play the part of protector for children. The government in the US stops children from buying tobacco products, marijuana, alcohol, pornography, and many other things deemed dangerous to kids and for the most part people have no problem with that. When it gets to the internet people suddenly have a problem because age verification is generally synonymous with tracking. And I agree tracking is a huge concern. But let’s not pretend that the government stepping in to protect children is actually an unreasonable thing.