alt Hacker NewsIt’s naive to believe the goal of these laws is truly to protect children and that it has anything to do with age. That’s just the justification which gets them in the door.
It’s naive to believe the goal of these laws is truly to protect children and that it has anything to do with age. That’s just the justification which gets them in the door.
What is the goal then? Why do they care that you're bypassing it? I wouldn't deny using children in messaging isn't a deliberate focus to strengthen the case, but I don't think they're lying that it's about reducing access to harmful material, and I don't disagree with that goal or the way they've implemented it. It would be a weak case not to use statistics they find in the younger internet users because that's where it's causing the most unacceptable harm.