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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Yes but this would require intelligent legislature and risks pissing off Big Tech. Far easier to make a few vague proclamations and then throw public funds at more useless age verification tech instead.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't it be okay to piss off Big Tech? That's part of the point. They can either change their ways or fuck off. Governments and people are not the playthings of Big Tech. Intelligent legislature and legislation that is applicable to future technology would be a sensible approach rather than just the tech of current times.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

To be clear, I was being sardonic.

Doing things the right way is difficult, and I don’t trust governments to do things that might piss off Big Tech because of all the money tied up in that sector. Politicians seem more interested in appeasing the Musks and Zucks of the world than in actually helping people. So it goes.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Oh let's absolutely piss off big tech, starting by removing anti-circumvention laws.