Thats the day I leave windows for good.
this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2026
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For all those that truly believe this is no big deal, and honestly believe it’s about kids, and think all the commenters in here are silly or tin hat wearers… go read this:
https://lemmy.ml/post/46083470
Short version: US based company providing age verification has US Govt. surveillance within their stack that adds you to all kinds of potential lists, among other concerns. It also serves as a huge honeypot of data just waiting to be breached, and it will be breached.
For those in the back not paying attention: THIS IS NOT ABOUT KID SAFETY, IT’S ABOUT TRACKING YOU AND YOUR KIDS!
Thank goodness its politicians trying to make this rule. And there is no way in hell we would ever create a way to circumvent it in a completely legal way by default.
I like having my identity stolen