You can't make VPNs illegal. There is a lot of infrastructure dependent on VPNs.

Absolutely not! I encourage you to re-read the definition of authoritarianism and research a bit more about the governments all around the world!

The things I have seen from devs who thought they could lie and pretend they didn't use AI...

The Turing test becomes absolutely useless when the product is developed with the goal of beating the Turing test.

I'm not having, as I said before, any issues with Gecko

Good for you!

What, is Gaben a "good one"? Please. He deserves the criticism as much as any other. Steam is the most unethical platform of its kind.

I don't bite to the conspiracy theory that he setup his own assassination attempt either. The bullet was real and very close. He wouldn't gamble with his life.

Well then the site uses a different system that complies with regulations. I don't see this as a problem, it doesn't have to be the only service that can verify your age.

The only entity able to connect you in this case is the identity verification third party. The premise is that a government-backed identification system is more secure than a rando private company.

Private company asks government "hey is this user real and unique", government replies "yes". Private webiste does not need to know your ID. No identifying element needs to be transmitted by the government.

Of course some private companies will need more, and in that case the user, you, can grant them access to data, much like the current authentication systems using Google accounts & co.

In which case the flow would be:

• Rando insecure company asks government "is this user real and unique? I need their name"
• Government website asks you "this rando company wants to know your name"
• You accept
• Goverbment replies to rando insecure conpany "yes, user real, name is X"

That's how it should be.

Extremely sensitive towards different ethnic groups? You mean, only the ones they care about? Cause the Uyghurs, amongst other ethnic groups, have something to say to that

I'm not saying they have no good ideas, and they do have good social policies... But let's not forget that they also repress like hell, using military force if necessary, only allow one party: their own, control the media, jail political opponents (funny, that's what you were complaining about earlier) and journalists... Guess what, all of this is a bunch of fascist traits.

Fascism doesn't forbid to inplement policies that are good for the population.

And well, yeah, we're discussing concepts that protect democracy, so I'm expecting you to show examples of democracies. Democracy implies... voting, yeah.

You're clearly not here in good faith, so I'll leave you to your propaganda! Cheers! Hope you manage to move to China someday.

Because the alternative has already been tested thoroughly throughout history?

Because the alternative makes it that much easier for an aspiring fascist to take full control of every branch of power?

In what world do you think that not separating powers can have a more democratic outcome?