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Tell Congress: Don't Force Age Checks Online

• ChrisArchitect 3mo ago
  [dupe] Discussion on associated blog post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706560 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706560
  • metadat 3mo ago
    Thanks! Macro-expanded: The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706560 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48706560 - 15 hours ago, 298 comments
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• fivetenpen 3mo ago
  The internet was never a danger to children’s mental health until social media engagement algorithms. The real solution is to ban any and all engagement algorithms that are designed to get people addicted. Age checks, aka identity checks, are just another blatant attempt to siphon more personal data by linking your real identity to all of your web activity