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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms (www.eff.org)

submitted 4 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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This consolidation of power is a dream come true for the Big Tech platforms, but it’s a nightmare for users. While the megacorporations get more traffic and a whole lot more user data (read: profit), users are left with far fewer community options and a bland, corporate surveillance machine instead of a vibrant public sphere. The internet we all fell in love with is a diverse and colorful place, full of innovation, connection, and unique opportunities for self-expression. That internet—our internet—is worth defending.

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[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

I am disinclined to believe that this is a death-sentence for smaller platforms longterm.

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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Will vpns still work? What would the legal ramifications be if you used one?

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

We should just make an Internet that you have to VPN into. Like sci-fi space travel? We can call it the "hypernet".

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

We have something like that, it's called darknet.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago

Its called i2p and tor

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