Comment on System76 on Age Verification Laws

• Mechanism@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I know where you’re coming from. I’d say it’s algorithm driven and platform centric consumption that’s bad. If things were more open, it’d be easier to use things like RSS readers to control your influences. The laws should be enforcing open standards, not closing things down.

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  • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The laws should be enforcing open standards, not closing things down.

    The CA law does push for open standards.

    Specifically a standard way for app stores to get the age range of users, the alternatives are:

    • Bury heads in sand and let companies target kids
    • UK/AUS style bans.

    Realistically I think talking about RSS readers as a way to stop kids getting hooked on loot boxes is burying your head in the sand though.

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    • Mechanism@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s an open standard that could lead to tighter controls on devices in the future. That’s an extremely slippery slope. Wouldn’t it make more sense to require age verification for social media platforms and outlaw online gambling? Why deanonymize the devices themselves? I suspect it has nothing to do with protecting children.

      If I had to speculate, I think the people in power are scared of how much on-device AI could empower the masses and they’re laying the groundwork to curtail it right now.

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      • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s an open standard that could lead to tighter controls on devices in the future.

        You could say that about anything? Are you opposed to oauth/openid because it could lead to tighter controls in the future?

        Why deanonymize the devices themselves?

        Have you read the law? It doesn’t deanonymize anything.

        Wouldn’t it make more sense to require age verification for social media platforms?

        You say that like requiring Reddit to do actual age verification is better than your OS asking you to enter your age on your account.

        and outlaw online gambling?

        I think we should ban online gambling, but that’s also an actual ban instead of the open standards that YOU were asking for.

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• cecilkorik@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It can be bad, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s not bad if you’re just using it as a tool and understand that it’s not your only tool. Heavy equipment operators use their machines like extensions of their body. It doesn’t mean it’s bad or that they forget how to use their arms and legs or that they don’t still exercise their arms and legs sometimes. Use tools when it’s appropriate to and don’t when it isn’t, and always make sure you can use a variety of different tools including the ones you were born with and you’ll be fine.

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• SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have tens of thousands of notes in my notes app. Please explain where I’m supposed to store that without a computer. Or am I supposed to just forget all that?

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