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Goodbye device ownership, and the last vestiges of free speech will die with this bill as well. (www.govtrack.us)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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So, OS-level age-gating is going federal, which will effectively kill your rights to device ownership and what's left of free speech and expression.

Enjoy your free speech while you still have it because this is a clear attempt to erase that right.

SOPA never died, it just went into hiding until time to reemerge, and now's that time, this is basically SOPA in a save the kids trenchcoat.

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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The thing is, this horseshit is only happening because adults have let computers - more specifically, iPads and phones - become their children's babysitters.

Have you seen any of the "iPad Kids" videos?

Holy shit, what fucking irresponsible parents.

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  • [–] 34 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    this horseshit is only happening because adults have let computers - more specifically, iPads and phones - become their children’s babysitters.

    This horseshit is only happening because Meta is lobbying hard for it and throwing tons of money at it, because they want 'protecting children' to be the OS's responsibility, not the website's.

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

    No this is being pushed by Meta. Fuck zuck.

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