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Meta Joins Google In Turning Its Back On The Open Web, And Embracing Unconstitutional Mandates That Pretend To ‘Protect The Children’::A month ago we wrote about Google effectively “pulling up the ladder” on the open internet by embracing age verification mandates as part of a regulatory approach to child safety. As we pointed out at the time, this is bizarre and stupid for a variety of reasons, but also not too surprising. It’s bizarre because…

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[–] bladerunnerspider@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

Aren't these the same guys who have an unenforced policy on minors using their platform? Gosh if they didn't protect the kids then what's with the change of heart now?

Oh, right, protectionist policies.

[–] Wilibus@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Gotta protect the children from thing like boobs and the word fuck so they can get them started on what really matters, becoming hopelessly addicted to a social media platform to drive advertising revenue.

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

I remember the Adult section of Waptrik back in the day

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Good thing I don’t use or support anything made by Google or Meta. Chrome and all Chromium browsers, Any Android flavor.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Apple aint much better.
Might I remember about the CSAM stuff they tried to do?

I hope you have a OSS type of phone running linux.

[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Apple is scary not because what they do, they're doing great, but what they can do once PR departament allows.

They massively block some kind of apps (like they blocked VPNs in China) and what would houndreds of millions of people do? Throw away their expensive phones? And go buy, what, the one from Google?

Oh great! Now I have to create a new alt Facebook and gmail account every 18 years? How many more Alt lives do I have to keep creating. This is getting ridiculous!

[–] jaidyn999@lemm.ee -2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Obscenity is not protected by the first amendment.

[–] xcjs@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

What is obscene is subjective.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Profanity is though