Encroaching crypto-fascism. A perverse desire for control,
Or sometimes it is a real desire to be seen as tough on crime without noticing that the people who want age-verification/identity-document-duplication include some of the biggest criminals.
Comment on UK House of Lords Votes to Extend Age Verification to VPNs
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 1 day agoEncroaching crypto-fascism. A perverse desire for control, because what’s power without control and what’s a politician without power?
Encroaching crypto-fascism. A perverse desire for control,
Or sometimes it is a real desire to be seen as tough on crime without noticing that the people who want age-verification/identity-document-duplication include some of the biggest criminals.
evol@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Maybe im not well versed in European politics enough but I don’t see the same level appearing in other European or Anglo countries? Like even in the USA we have death squads now but I can still use a VPN… Age restrictions is usually due to religious voters
xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 1 day ago
Read up on Chat Control.
evol@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Ah yeah forgot about that, surely the EU could never be corrupted
mjr@infosec.pub 1 day ago
On what grounds, and isn’t it just a pretext like here?