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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)@lemmy.sdf.org · 25 days ago

Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms

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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms

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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to KOSA and other Bad Internet Bills (US-specific for now)@lemmy.sdf.org · 25 days ago
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If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign for the U.S., both social platforms decided to block all users in Mississippi from their services rather than risk hefty fines under the state’s oppressive age verification mandate.
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  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Age verification will have me buying a flip phone and leaving mainstream internet.

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      For localized triangulation, right?

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    They need to make it the other way around. Give the children safe websites, where the parents have to creqte them an account

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