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Federal Bill Would Bring OS-Level Age Verification to the Entire U.S. (linuxiac.com)
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[–] 72 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Microsoft is probably salivating at the idea of being the only legal OS provider.

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  • [–] 59 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

    Microsoft and Apple. The internet will only allow OSs from large American corporations.

    I'd like to see the rest of the world say "fuck it" and carry on as before, leaving the Americans to censor themselves. But governments around the world are suddenly rushing to implement very similar terrible laws. It smells very coordinated.

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  • [–] 58 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Meta is funding a lot of the lobbyists pushing for age verification laws. Uncoincidentally, Meta both owns a stake in a company providing identity verification as a service, and serves to benefit from not having to moderate its own platforms.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, governments all over are trying to implement the same shit, and I agree it's coordinated. Many governments are also looking seriously at stepping back from reliance on US big tech firms though. Not that homegrown oppression and surveillance is any better.

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