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@alice@lgbtqia.space  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Because age verification is really just there to:

- suppress queer information
- restrict abortion access
- gatekeep sexual education
- slurp up more personal data for marketing

"But think of the children!"

Maybe we should think about the corporations that prey on their attention-spans and self-esteem instead.

Sign stuff here:
https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org

Info on how to help here:
https://docs.fightforthefuture.org/s/637497e2-8a61-42aa-82fe-1b847e113ebb#h-what-are-online-id-checks-and-why-are-they-a-threat

#CallToAction #Activism #InternetSafety

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@Lynx@ohai.social replied  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@alice

> "But think of the children!"

Well, exactly. I don't want my kid, or any of his peers, living behind a filter that works to skew their world view and hide life-saving information. I don't want their data being collected, monetized, surveiled, and abused. I don't want a surveillance state to be normalized for them.

That's the crazy thing about this - thinking of the children should actually be an argument _against_ these age verification schemes.

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