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Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

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The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

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Tony Bark@pawb.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.
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    I want to go back

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      If it makes you feel better, this isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last.

      Because these regulations never do.

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        I still remember when social networks tried to impose a real name requirement.

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          And now everybody think it’s normal. It wasn’t.

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        I’ll take that bet. Probably won’t be effective, but I’m betting this shit is here to stay. There already hasn’t been enough push-back.

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      Check out the book the master switch. This is just all parts of the wheel.

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