A.B. 1043’s Internet Age Gates Hurt Everyone

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• DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Blame Meta for lobbying for this shit.

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• org@lemmy.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What we need is a new internet.

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  • ekky@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There already exist multiple, though they obviously don’t have the same content or capacity as the clearnet, much like Lemmy vs Reddit.

    Like, there’s Meshtastic for WAN-like internet, and Yggrasil, Lokinet, I2P, etc. for multi-purpose internet.

    I’d keep away from TOR though, since that’s the most low-hanging fruit for those who want to peddle services or share content of questionable ethics (and likely soon also for children who don’t want to deal with age verification, leave it to the politicians to blow the boiler by blocking the relief valves).

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    • Luffy879@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Actually, what’s the problem of IP, which isn’t existent in those other protocols?

      Seems a lot like the problem is called capitalism and the reason why it isn’t affecting those other protocols yet is because they are not commercialised yet.

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• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  These age gates don’t achieve their stated objectives.

  What they will do is allow “KidGroomer dot com” to request an age signal from a visitor. When that signal indicates the visitor is an adult, they can provide an app designed to inform parents about how to protect their kids online.

  When that signal indicates the visitor is a child, they can provide an app for connecting kids with their local van-driving puppy owner and purveyor of free candy

  Perhaps having your OS announce a user’s age to anyone who asks is a big fucking problem.

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  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Here me out though, what if we try extra special hard to only put the good guy into control of this system of control? Surely then it would be fine!

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