Texas, Utah and other states are age-gating parts of the internet.

Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

  • skymtf@pricefield.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I love how this “sticking it to big tech” is also funded by big tech. The general goal of someone like Facebook with this legislation is pass a bunch of rules that only large companies like them can comply with, and watch mastodon instances and other attempts to detrown them end in FBI raids and more regulations.

    • skymtf@pricefield.orgEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Not to mention none of this will actually protect children. When I was 14 I told an adult online about my life and they helped me make it through some rougher periods until I got to 18. I know the internet is highly imperfect but I think gate keeping kids out of it will just lead to more underground abuse and abuse that they don’t find was abuse until they are adults.