Comment by antonvs
12 days ago
It's good that there are strong reactions to dystopian work like this.
It's solving a problem that doesn't need to be solved using a solution that's fraught with risks.
The authors chose to spend their time helping governments censor information, removing choice from individuals, and the solution they choose to work on is a bad one. Any criticism they receive is well-deserved.
There are already age check requirements to do things like buy liquor online. Today, that requires uploading your ID, so the service provider gets a lot more information than just that you're above a certain age. The existence of this new way to prove your age without giving away a bunch of other information does not "[help] governments censor information" in any reasonable way.