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Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 years ago by GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

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[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee [S] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Exactly, they don't view children as people, they view them as objects and extensions of their parents/guardians.

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[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago

and that's really the root of the issue, isn't it?

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