Age verification is spreading like the plague. When does it stop? ðŸ¤§

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Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next

What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.

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"Lastly, my take on this situation? This feels less like coincidence and more like a coordinated move being run under the guise of protecting children's rights. We already know how certain regimes around the world treat those rights."
Yeah, they sure love protecting other people's children.

In truth, these politicos don't care about anyone's children.

The California age verification law makes it easier for malicious actors to positively identify and target children. The OS and databases will now contain age data that malicious actors could potentially use to narrow down the hunt for younger prey. This is the opposite of protecting children. It allows the developers and app stores to directly target children, too.
@octade @itsfoss If they were serious about protecting children they would:
a) ban X
b) regulate all social networks and would enforce the laws
c) would heavily fine those tech-bros for violating existing laws.
d) teach children to think critically about the internet and social media. Why in school? Because a lot of grown-ups seem to lack the common sense be able to do this at home.
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"Because a lot of grown-ups seem to lack the common sense be able to do this at home."
Affirmative. Remember that many grownups only know what they were taught in the master's Indian school education system. The school teaches what the ruler or conqueror wants the children to believe and think--that the ruler is their benefactor to be obeyed. This obedience training is called, 'freedom' and 'education'. Ask the ghost of Russel Means about that.

After the new imperial state taught the Europeans that they needed to help conquer the savages, then the state turned on the Europeans in America and labeled them as savages needing suppressed. Then the state told the Indians, the Europeans, the Africans in America they are all savages oppressing each other, and should appeal to the conquering state for group identity and protection from the enemy or 'other' as defined by the conquering state.

Calloused. Evil. Reptilian.
@octade @itsfoss Yes. Just to think back what I was taught in school. (Never openly, just subliminal, in books and by teachers, most of them really nice people) Lots of awful, stupid, racist things to divide us. This is the basis of capitalism and authoritarianism. They believed it as well.
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Just (d) is good. Maybe (b) and (c) too depending on the laws and regulation.
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