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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by perilunar on Thursday June 04, 2026 @10:19AM (#48399050)
> The www is an ad network. Not a great place for non-commercial activity

No, hard disagree. The web is great for indie content. Anyone can publish anything, at any time. And there's still plenty of great content out there.

Ads can be blocked, surveillance can be blocked, and social media sites can be avoided.

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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Thursday June 04, 2026 @06:54PM (#48405779)
"No, hard disagree."

OK it's not an ad network

"Ads can be blocked, surveillance can be blocked and social media can be avoided"

Yes, hard agree

But if it's not an ad network then why would anyone need to "block" and "avoid"

It's an ad network

That's why the "blocking" and "avoiding" is necessary

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