alt Hacker NewsCopyright, patents, censorship, age controls etc... have never worked on kids.
When it comes to technology, parents will always, always be years behind their kids. The kids will find a way to circumvent all these controls that the laws are trying to force technology providers into implementing.
These laws won't result in less violence, lower drug use, more opportunity, or closer, more tight knit communities.
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tzs • today at 6:37 AM
> Copyright, patents, censorship, age controls etc... have never worked on kids.
What the heck does it even mean to say patents have never worked on kids?
I’ve gotta agree. Even if I supported the idea, which I don’t, I’d oppose it on implementation’s sake.
I’d rather be tasked to solve the Halting Problem than to be responsible for keeping kids away from porn. There’s no hacker more motivated than a teen who wants to see a boob. I know. I remember. “Son, why do you have a calling card for Peru?” “Uh, there’s this BBS in Lima…”