alt Hacker NewsIt is likely not a coincidence that so many different countries simultaneously started pushing for age verification.
The decline of privacy, the increase in intrusive government surveillance, the increasing restrictions on free speech - this is all part of a very disturbing pattern. Our governments are becoming increasingly authoritarian, and these are the tools they use to keep the populace under control.
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simmerup • today at 5:40 PM
And also our countries are being attacked by external actors who want to sow discord and damage our institutions
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> It is likely not a coincidence that so many different countries simultaneously started pushing for age verification.
I thought in many places it was related to the upcoming minimum age for social media. To verify age you need an ID. That's how we make it so most kids can't buy cigarettes, alcohol, thc, etc. You could argue social media shouldn't have a minimum age but that'll be the reality it looks like. How do we do that without ID?