funnymonkey

I see Google's "developer verification" surveillance as in line with the "age assurance for the kids" surveillance.

Both are clear examples of how companies with business models *predicated on data collection* who failed to moderate their platforms effectively. Meta failed with Instagram and Facebook, Google failed with the play store, etc.

And now -- rather than address the root cause -- they want to *collect more precise data*.

Mar 31 at 1:07pmWeb
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Meta's push for age assurance and Google's push for developer verification are both misrepresentations that:

1. align perfectly with their business models; and
2. Get them off the hook for fixing the problems they created.

Don't fall for it. It's a con job.