<The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the KIDS Act.
<Under this bill, websites and apps will be pressured to verify the age of all users to avoid massive legal liability. This creates a de facto age-verification mandate, meaning you could soon be forced to upload government IDs, passports, or hand over biometric facial scans just to use standard apps or browse everyday websites. Forcing every corner of the web to collect and store these massive databases of citizen identity documents is an absolute cybersecurity nightmare waiting to happen, creating a golden target for hackers and data leaks.
<The bill also takes direct aim at standard privacy features like disappearing or ephemeral messaging, treating basic digital privacy tools like dangerous design tricks rather than the digital equivalent of a private, real-world conversation. By weaponizing broad, vague definitions of "harmful content," the package pressures tech platforms to heavily over-censor completely lawful speech out of fear of massive government lawsuits. It risks sanitizing the internet and shutting down vital spaces for free expression and open communication.
<This won't stop at signing up for websites, or chat apps. It will extend to artwork websites, multimedia hubs like Newgrounds, Music sites, even Reddit and 4chan will be subjected to this, and while you might think it's well deserved, you won't be saying that when they start asking users to verify their age on Mangadex or doujinshi sites, or on Itch io. Going to websites outside the US would be scrutinized if it doesn't follow the same criteria.
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3 posts and 1 image reply omitted.>>801101Why are conservatives obsessed with kids and their sexuality?
>>801119I'm not a glowie, retard. Fuck the Draconian laws coming out of the UK, France, Cali, and Colorado. Fight against those. But, AS I'M READING IT, this specific bill seems like a nothingburger.
my government already blocked my gooning on twitter and reddit
i cant goon without having to send my picture to an israeli spyware firm. why the FUCK does israel need to know what im gooning to. gooning privately is a human right
Use a VPN
when are we going to start killing these "people"