The goal isn't to protect children,
the goal is to de-anonymize every comment and action on the internet, associating it with a legal ID, by eventually requesting official identification from every adult using a computer.

Some politicians have already stated this plainly.

This leads to censorship of anyone criticizing their government.

This leads to repression of marginalized people, especially immigrants, people of color, and trans and gender diverse people.

This leads to self-censorship of any comments or actions that could be interpreted against the system. Such as speaking out against fascism and authoritarian surveillance, or defending human rights publicly.

This leads to total control of the population and its tools of communications.

This leads to the end of democracy, centralizing power even more in the hands of a few.

Do not let them do this to us.

#MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #Authoritarianism #HumanRights

@Em0nM4stodon It’s those in power who want this. To increase their control over us. And then there are those stupid idiots who say: ‘I’ve got nothing to hide. Go ahead.’
David Culley (@[email protected])

On a planet that is boiling and will cook people alive because we cannot stop burning fossil fuels, the rich are pushing for fascism to prevent the dying people from revolting. In such a world, with this context, the rich are saying, "All those people posting anonymously—we want to know who they are, where they live." How can—in such a world—anyone believe that "age verification" or "chat control" is about protecting children? More so, when children are raped by the Epstein class and forced below the poverty line by neoliberals and nobody is ever held accountable. How can anyone say, "Let's give these neoliberals the benefit of the doubt?" #surveillance #fascism #ClimateCatastrophe #ChatControl #AgeVerification #Chatkontrolle

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