Comment by throwaway85825
14 days ago
I don't believe the goal of 'age verification' has anything to do with children. Politicians have been very explicit objecting to anonymous people online complaining about them including calling them 'fat'.
14 days ago
I don't believe the goal of 'age verification' has anything to do with children. Politicians have been very explicit objecting to anonymous people online complaining about them including calling them 'fat'.
> I don't believe the goal of 'age verification' has anything to do with children.
Some people pushing for it are sincere. I believe keeping children away from social media or adult content online is good. But I also believe most of the existing proposals to do it dangerously erode adults' privacy. And that's the real end goal for many politicians.
Implementing a fully anonymous, pretty-good-but-not-perfect age verification system can cut the legs out from all the demands to upload ID to "protect the children". I've proposed a relatively simple one that doesn't rely on zero knowledge proofs or something else the general public can't understand.,
Yeah like those politicians that are calling a slim female journalist "piggy". One rule for me and one for thee.
As long as there is an anonymous internet I could not care less what words are used by politicians.
Well this would bother me from anyone.
But leaders are supposed to set a good example.
Totally agree that the internet should remain anonymous though.
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