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it's not about protecting children. that's only the PR. once you get this you stop asking why the tech details are the way they are.
by attila-lendvai 7mo ago
it's not about protecting children. that's only the PR.
once you get this you stop asking why the tech details are the way they are.
- edgyquant 7mo agoCounterpoint: yes it is
- officeplant 7mo agoCountercounterpoint: It's privacy destruction creep and it always has been.
- gzread 7mo agoCountercountercounterpoint: did you actually read the California age "verification" law?
- officeplant 7mo agoCountercountercountercounterpoint: Yes and like every other age verification scheme in the US the underlying idea is privacy erosion. With a side serving of censorship given most dev's can't be bothered to implement these age verification schemes into their software so users might just end up gated out of applications if their OS goes through with this nonsense. Other states are even worse, creating another way to have your buddy buddy lobbyist folks fire up a new business opportunity to make money as a verification service.
- gzread 7mo agoType in the number 30 to disable gating