Wild Feed

228 readers

28 users here now

A catch-all world journalism community for news, reports, blogs, editorials, and whatever.

Be cool to each other. Instance rules apply.
All posts should link to a current* blog, article, editorial, listicle, research paper, or something that can be considered "news."
Post title should be the article title or best fit.
No misinformation or bigotry.
For paywalled media, please provide an archived link in the text body of the post.

Tag if needed:

[NSFW] and [Content Warning - x] — At your discretion.

[Month and/or year] — For old but relevant articles. Use your best judgement.

[Conspiracy Tuesday] — Conspiracy theories/occult themes/cryptids/pseudoscience. On Tuesdays.

[E-mail required] — If an e-mail is needed to sign in.

Check out !Independent_Media@lemmy.today for independent news from around the world or !indy_news_canada@sh.itjust.works for Canadian independent publications.

All communities were created with the goal of increasing media literacy and media pluralism.

Icon image by z0r0z on pixabay, depicting a silhouette of a world map on a paint-splattered background.

Banner image by Lucentius on pixabay, depicting crumpled newpapers.

founded 2 months ago

MODERATORS

Icytrees@sh.itjust.works

Wren@lemmy.today

Dasus@lemmy.world

117

Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back. (www.eff.org)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Icytrees@sh.itjust.works to c/wildfeed@sh.itjust.works

19 comments fedilink hide all child comments

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by this onslaught of laws and the invasive technologies behind them, you’re not alone. It’s a lot. But understanding how these mandates work and who they harm is critical to keeping yourself and your loved ones safe online. Age verification is lurking around every corner these days, so we must fight back to protect the internet that we know and love.

That’s why today, we’re launching EFF’s Age Verification Resource Hub: a one-stop shop to understand what these laws actually do, what’s at stake, why EFF opposes all forms of age verification, how to protect yourself, and how to join the fight for a free, open, private, and yes—safe—internet.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm not going go remove this (and no one's reported it) because religious trauma is real and many religious institutions haven't done themselves any favors in tackling this problem. However, please avoid generalizing any religious group of people here, especially with such a severe accusation.

Edit: If you have thoughts on this, let me know. I aim to allow for the maximum gamut of viewpoints while still fostering a community where opposing ideas can meet, even clash as long as there isn't collateral damage. I'm open to input on how to best do this. The downvotes don't tell me if I said too much or didn't do enough.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"Age Verification" is just another form of censorship that the "religious right" are trying to use to censor the freedoms of US citizens. They have failed time and time again in making adult content illegal. This has been going on since the 80's. It's been a huge battle. The Meese Report has almost 2000 pages of this agenda. This is just one more way that they are trying to remove your First Amendment right, and force people to comply with their religion.

[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, I know. I post most of these articles. The issue was with generalizing Christians as child molesters.

Edit: I'm Canadian. Technically, the first amendment to our constitution was forcing the Hudson's Bay Company to give us Rupert's Land.