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A comment on Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control. Parent comment

Re:Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control by scotty79 on Saturday March 21, 2026 @07:53PM (#47472828)
At this point the burden of proof is on the party. Benefit of the doubt has ran out.
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Re:Do Not Turn Child Protection into Internet Access Control by gruez on Saturday March 21, 2026 @08:03PM (#47472904)
>Benefit of the doubt has ran out

...because they're pushing age verification legislation? Did I miss some massive Labor pedophile scandal? If not, this just feels like a tautology. Labor is only pushing age verification because they're pedophiles, and they're pedophiles because they're pushing age verification.

Moreover even if we ignore that, what does that mean for the rest of their platform items? If Labor is pro net-zero, is it fair to characterize the situation as "the people pushing for net-zero are pedophiles"?

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