Comment by triceratops
14 days ago
> entirely controlled by one single party
Why? Multiple companies could compete in the market of age verification tokens.
Right now we have actual partisans buying actual social media companies (Twitter, TikTok) to control them. That's a much bigger threat vector.
> Multiple companies could compete in the market of age verification tokens
Why do we want this?
The entire proposal sounds designed to tank popularity for keeping kids off Instagram.
> Why do we want [multiple companies issuing tokens]?
To prevent a monopoly driving up prices. And to keep the government out of the business.