Tony Bark@pawb.social to

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

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The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived

Tony Bark@pawb.social to

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

cross-posted to:
wired@ibbit.at

Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.

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I still remember when social networks tried to impose a real name requirement.
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  And now everybody think it’s normal. It wasn’t.

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