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[–] lukalix98@programming.dev 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

It seems that the whole age verification movement is promoted by big US tech companies. The move the problem from the product being fundamentally unsafe, to the user's age being the problem.

It would be better to prohibit addictive design.

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 16 points 4 months ago

Exactly. Its classic misdirection.

Our intentionally addictive and predatory design isn't the problem, it's the youngsters using it, that's the real problem.

The reality is that worldwide governments are itching for more surveillance powers, and big tech always want less accountability - so age verification is perfect for both of them, and even allows them to spin the "what about the children" angle (despite the fact that an increasing number of these powerful people are being revealed as pedos)

[–] xep@discuss.online 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is a classic redirect by large corporations. They've used the same playbook since tobacco. In the book "Dark PR" by Grant Ennis, it's referred to as a "silver boomerang."

[–] opavader@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

with every year it seems everything thing done by govt is for benefit of some mega corp. anything good for common people doesn’t get any attention. if someone like sanders proposes it then it doesn’t get voted by either sides. if it comes into effect by some wonder then its reversed by SC.

All copyrights laws vanished the moment big tech wanted to use everyones IP to replace humans with ai slop but we are yet to have basic inflation control and safety net from medical bankruptcy.

[–] kinfuyuki@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

they will sell all to palantir lmao.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Who could have guessed that a technology powered by data collection on historic scales would be in favor of more data collection?

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Always the bastards who don't care but profit.