Because age verification is really just there to:

- suppress queer information
- restrict abortion access
- gatekeep sexual education
- slurp up more personal data for marketing

"But think of the children!"

Maybe we should think about the corporations that prey on their attention-spans and self-esteem instead.

Sign stuff here:
https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org

Info on how to help here:
https://docs.fightforthefuture.org/s/637497e2-8a61-42aa-82fe-1b847e113ebb#h-what-are-online-id-checks-and-why-are-they-a-threat

#CallToAction #Activism #InternetSafety

ONLINE ID CHECKS WILL RUIN THE INTERNET

Fight for the Future
@alice Makes me so angry every time any kind of sex ed gets gate kept, especially stuff like you're not faulty if a girl gets crushes on other girls. I so wish I had had access to such knowledge in the early days of my very confused puberty.
@aamurusko79 @alice
Makes me angry too! It leads to so much suffering. Pure performative cruelty.

@KimSJ People also think the early teens don't get to hear about sex any other way, the problem is that the 'knowledge' they get from rumours is usually wildly wrong and leads to teen pregnancies or STDs. I remember all the stuff that used to float around when I was in my early teens and we do have somewhat decent sex ed at schools, but event that didn't stop all the misconceptions. I can only imagine how it's like in a total purity environment.

Every excuse I've heard about banning sex had has always been really bad, often to a degree where I believe the person expressing the opinion should've probably received some too.