Liberty has costs, but it’s worth it.

  • RandomDude@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    Very insightful and well written! These Age verification laws are going to far and were never about the kids to being with.

    • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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      16 hours ago

      Did you read the same article or law?

      CA’s law isn’t age verification, it’s an API to return the age bracket for a kid to app stores, the article correctly notes that it won’t be verifying anything.

      • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        15 hours ago

        It’s “foot between the door”.

        Once this has been established as “normal”, they’ll slowly pile on more and more restrictions.

        Better to call out this bullshit know instead of mindlessly agreeing.

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        14 hours ago

        It’s meant to manufacture consent.

        Come back in 5 years and see if they’re still satisfied with it.

        • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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          13 hours ago

          Unlike the lootboxes you think kids should have unrestricted access to, I’m sure the corporations will be satisfied and won’t push even worse technology on kidsm

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            Hear me out: maybe just maybe parents could show some fucking responsibility regarding their children and access to the internet.

            Quit pushing “help the children!!” propaganda man.

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              Hear me out a non-invasive API isn’t some terrible invasion of privacy, you already send user-agent strings to servers.

              Quit believing all the fearslop you see online man.

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                30 minutes ago

                Yeah last I checked we’re in the middle of fascist takeover intertwined with the technocracy. Do you even believe your bullshit?

                • Rioting Pacifist@lemmy.world
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                  26 minutes ago

                  And yet here you are fighting to defend corporations from regulations, somehow thinking you’re not on the side of facism. 🤷‍♂️

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        14 hours ago

        Its demographic data; if the apps themselves have any access to it at all, it will be misused by advertising companies to see if they’re attracting kids (assuming people are actually truthful; i was totally 18 when i first looked at porn, trust me bro).

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          14 hours ago

          To tear a company to shreds for getting kids addicted to loot boxes you first have to show they know their targeting kids.

          This isn’t about porn, it’s about app stores & Roblox.

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            13 hours ago

            You’re forgetting that the parents are more responsible to their children’s safety. Don’t be like getting your 13 yr old gta 5. Easiest thing to do is buy an off the shelf solution for your win11 device to restrict and monitor.