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'Major step forward': French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15 (www.france24.com)
submitted 4 hours ago by madeindex@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49729865

However you look at it age verification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.

We've seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.

What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it's happening in 20+ countries in parallel.

It's like they're all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.

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[–] DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf 2 points 48 minutes ago* (last edited 47 minutes ago)

At some point a splinternet's gonna happen, and it's gonna happen soon. Big Tech is gonna cause the digital apocalypse.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

Parents need to do their job. It isn't our governments job-- or right!!-- to tell us what we can or cannot do online because you'd have to be stupid not to see where this is going...

[–] NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

So age verification I.e. completely deanonymized internet usage. Fuck these privacy destroying laws

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

"For four months, all of us in France will have to prove our age," she told journalists.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

Major step backwards... Anyway tor is free have fun sailing to dark seas where their are no rules. 🫠

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They are going to outlaw VPNs and Tor next.

[–] blackbeans@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What's the source? VPN is used by almost all large corporations on an international scale.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

won't surprise me if they push for identification to use VPNs. Corporations won't complain. They don't use VPNs for anonymity but security.

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

For now fully agreed, however I feel like more is coming: https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/116503944072899687 They are going after anonymity :(