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Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled (www.cnbc.com)
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New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates to access online content, leading to backlash from users and criticism from privacy advocates that a free and open internet is at stake. Roughly half of U.S. states have enacted or are advancing laws requiring platforms — including adult content sites, online gaming services, and social media apps — to block underage users, forcing companies to screen everyone who approaches these digital gates.

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[–] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@piefed.social 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If politicians truly cared about the children, then Trump and half his administration would have been strung up by their thumbs at this point. It's not about the children.

[–] undrwater@lemmy.world -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Politicians are humans, just like us (with MAYBE just a larger helping of narcism). They're also required to work within the law.

I understand the reason I'm getting down votes. We're in a really really frustrating time. Lots of angry people (me too).

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago

The ones listed are not working within the law. They raped children.

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Law...politicians don't seem to be following them these days. They seem more like Judge Dredd finding out the law is more a suggestion when it comes to themselves. Being able to even start wars without calling it one.

Past year has seemed more like people going, but that's against the law you can't do that. And them going okay who's going to stop us the courts? That's for peasants.