- cross-posted to:
- privacy@programming.dev
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- privacy@programming.dev
Online threats to children are real, but the headlong pursuit of age verification that we’re seeing around the world is unacceptable in its approach and far too broad in scope — and we simply can’t afford to get this wrong.
To be clear, parents’ concerns are valid and sincere. Few people would argue that kids should have unfettered access to adult material, to self-harm how-tos, to social media platforms that manipulate them and expose them to abuse.
But it’s the very depth of those worries that is being cynically exploited. Age verification as is currently being proposed in country after country would mean the death of anonymity online.
And we know exactly who stands to gain: The same tech giants who built the privacy nightmare that the internet is today.
Spain.
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Were they protesting anonymously online? If not I don’t see how’s that relevant. Anti government protests are happening all the time in Spain. There are laws that govern those, like in every other country. Did you just google that quickly and paste the first result without understanding it?
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Oh yes, we need anonymity online so people can pirate football and libel others online. Great argument. You totally convinced me.
And yes, la ley mordaza made protests illegal… Why do we have protests all the time then? Parties from far left to far rights have public meetings and marches all the time. Worker’s unions strike and protests all the time. Who is being oppressed by the socialist government now when Vox is participating without issues in all elections and people express support for them freely? Podemos emerged when PP was in power and lost support because of internal scandals exposed by free press when they were part of the government. In Andalucia, where I live PP is in power, the country is governed centrally by PSEO. Free elections happen all the time, opposition parties win elections all the time. But yes, if they can only get age verification in place it will all devolve into a corporate fascist state… I really don’t know how someone can seriously believe that.
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The way you confuse basic concepts is amazing. I use encryption, I use e2e encrypted communicators and I don´t use social media but for you, just because I don´t support anonymity on said social media (which people are free to use or not) I “don’t have anything to hide”. And you’re argument to show that my ideas are bad for democracy is… slippery slope. Well, I followed closely what happened in Poland and Hungary over the last decade and I know that it was not anonymous comments online that saved democracy in those countries. But for people like you fantasy solutions solve fantasy problems. So you’re right, we won’t agree.
Ja! Tócate los cojones, Mariloli!
Free press: when you can’t even record the police, it’s illegal (kind of, in theory. Absolutely forbidden in practice). Freedom of speech: unless it’s against the Crown, or the Church, or national unity, or… Independent courts: independent from fairness, and the truth? Sure. Independent from the establishment’s power? Not at all. So, yes, you’re too privileged to care for any of this, but worry not, amigo, those privileges are being transferred upwards so (unless you’re part of the top elite) you’ll care soon enough. We don’t have anything to envy the USA or China (on these matters). I’ve been there, not as a tourist, so it’s not hearsay.
WTF are you talking about? I see recording of police in media all the time. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OLwILBtbs0M - OMG! The public TV recorded the police and it’s absolutely forbidden in practice. I’m sure they are all in jail now.
The rest of your arguments are equally silly. I’m not even going to waste my time on them.
Lol