@schrotthaufen@mastodon.social
2026-09-18 13:59 UTC
@romli@social.vivaldi.net @ibboard@hachyderm.io @markwyner@mas.to Also, the very moment you have a mechanism to restrict who is allowed to use a computer, who’s to say there won’t be more strict requirements? So far, every surveillance capability got expanded, once there was toehold.
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@schrotthaufen@mastodon.social 2026-09-18 13:59
@romli@social.vivaldi.net @ibboard@hachyderm.io @markwyner@mas.to Now w.r.t social media, forums, chat rooms, messengers, etc: 1) Some people’s lives depend on anonymity. (Domestic abuse victims, dissidents, etc) 2) Age verification is identity verification with another name. (See 1 for why that’s bad.) 3) Algomedia is just as harmful to adults as it is to minors -> we should go after that, not minors ability to find community online. (A lot of queer folks would be dead if they hadn’t found friendly peers online in their teens.)