Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFederal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S.linuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1822arrow-down112cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlprivacy@programming.dev
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minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·1 day agoMeta is funding a lot of the lobbyists pushing for age verification laws. Uncoincidentally, Meta both owns a stake in a company providing identity verification as a service, and serves to benefit from not having to moderate its own platforms.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·23 hours agoCitizens United, folks. Because nothing says “freedom of speech” like collusion, bribery, and conflicts of interest!
minus-squareWanderingThoughts@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoAnd meta had a pretty big chance of just getting banned from being used by minors in places around the world, so it might not work out as hoped.
Meta is funding a lot of the lobbyists pushing for age verification laws. Uncoincidentally, Meta both owns a stake in a company providing identity verification as a service, and serves to benefit from not having to moderate its own platforms.
Citizens United, folks. Because nothing says “freedom of speech” like collusion, bribery, and conflicts of interest!
And meta had a pretty big chance of just getting banned from being used by minors in places around the world, so it might not work out as hoped.