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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by attila-lendvai on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:05AM (#47363311)
it's not about protecting children. that's only the PR.

once you get this you stop asking why the tech details are the way they are.

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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by edgyquant on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:38AM (#47363672)
Counterpoint: yes it is
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by officeplant on Friday March 13, 2026 @09:13AM (#47364014)
Countercounterpoint: It's privacy destruction creep and it always has been.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gzread on Friday March 13, 2026 @09:22AM (#47364105)
Countercountercounterpoint: did you actually read the California age "verification" law?
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by officeplant on Friday March 13, 2026 @10:25AM (#47364916)
Countercountercountercounterpoint: Yes and like every other age verification scheme in the US the underlying idea is privacy erosion. With a side serving of censorship given most dev's can't be bothered to implement these age verification schemes into their software so users might just end up gated out of applications if their OS goes through with this nonsense.

Other states are even worse, creating another way to have your buddy buddy lobbyist folks fire up a new business opportunity to make money as a verification service.

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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by gzread on Friday March 13, 2026 @11:02AM (#47365426)
Type in the number 30 to disable gating
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