@TCatInReality@mastodon.social
2025-12-30 12:01 UTC
@thecyberwitch
IMO, the same principles we apply to food, medicine, toys, buildings, etc should apply to online safety (for everyone, not just children).
And if you read OSA, that's what it does...and not only for "kids"
I do agree that "for the kids" is an abused rationale and often not true.
But techbros use pseudo-libertarian arguments and simplistic "for the kids is a lie" logic to block any regulation. It is THAT which I am objecting to.
We should improve OSA, not reverse it
/End
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@thecyberwitch@mastodon.social 2025-12-30 13:41
@TCatInReality which measures of OSA as it is do you support vs oppose? Do you support ID and face verification and if so, are you ok with governments and third parties holding onto that info? With the amount of data breaches that happen on top of that? Are you comfortable with a government increasingly hostile to trans people deciding what is "age-gated?" Where are existing laws failing, and why? My experience says enforcement. Many reports go untouched. OSA is no fix for that.