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Why do you say that, did Meta sponsor similar legislation in another country? It doesn't seem like they have strong incentives to push for this. How does it m
by shwaj 7mo ago
Why do you say that, did Meta sponsor similar legislation in another country? It doesn't seem like they have strong incentives to push for this. How does it make them more money?
- hsuduebc2 7mo agoIf by similiar you mean more spying then yes. https://wicks.asmdc.org/press-releases/20250909-google-meta-among-tech-leaders-and-child-advocates-voicing-support-wicks https://wicks.asmdc.org/press-releases/20250909-google-meta-...
- IAmGraydon 7mo agoYes. You can start here: https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1rsn1tm/it_appears_meta_is_heavily_lobbying_for_linux_age/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1rsn1tm/it_a...
- gruez 7mo ago"Meta is heavily lobbying for Linux age verification" is true but incomplete. So far as I can tell, in the case of them lobbying for age verification, they're trying to get ahead of public sentiment souring on them and wanting age verification and/or social media bans. Your own source admits that they're specifically pushing for bills that require verification by the OS itself, which conveniently offloads the burden off of them. It also pokes a hole in the (presumed) conspiracy theory, which is that meta is lobbying for the bill so they have an excuse to collect even more info on its users. However, if the verification is done by the OS, it won't have that info.
- jamala1 7mo agoWhy don't they lobby against it altogether if the don't like being responsible?
- trinsic2 7mo agoThis is more in line with GamersNexus Community Channel as far as a putting the word out. He is more into this than Linus is IMHO.