cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49729865

However you look at it age verification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.

We’ve seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.

What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it’s happening in 20+ countries in parallel.

It’s like they’re all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.

  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    That’s the shitty part.

    It absolutely is shit. It’s at best a medicine to treat a symptom. Not the disease itself, though imho trying to reign in the “algorithms” haven’t really worked so far. Especially since it only wants to spread, and the enshitification gets only worse.

    In a better world, there would be better options. But this isn’t (yet) that world unfortunately.