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Given that we're on a global community, how will this erase my right to free speech here in Europe?
Or were you, like so many, just assuming everybody online lives in your country, so why bother mentioning what country you're talking about in your title or description?
Because the EU is also trying to get it's own age verification AND they can and have been influenced by policies from the USA as well as manipulated by the same corporations and billionaires that are getting these laws passed not only in USA states but also in other countries as well. This threat was already beyond the borders of the USA and everyone needs to take it's threat very seriously
Do you honestly believe we are insulated from this in Europe? Have you not been following the madness that is ChatControl? Have you read this report https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/big-tech-data-centres-secrecy-eu-law-environment-footprint