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'Major step forward': French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15 (www.france24.com)

submitted 2 hours ago by madeindex@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49729865

However you look at it age verification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.

We've seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.

What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it's happening in 20+ countries in parallel.

It's like they're all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.

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[–] NewOldGuard@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So age verification I.e. completely deanonymized internet usage. Fuck these privacy destroying laws

[–] madeindex@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

"For four months, all of us in France will have to prove our age," she told journalists.