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Child safety bills are reshaping the internet for everyone (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Lawmakers across the country (United States) are trying to protect kids by age-gating parts of the internet.

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[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, I don't think that's the case. I think it's more by people who want to virtue signal. They get to talk about how they're "protecting the children" and their opponents (if they dare to oppose it) "don't want to protect the children." I don't believe many of them are doing it out of an actual desire to protect children, even a misguided one.

[โ€“] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh that's definitely part of it. I also think this is an attempt to scrub the internet of any mention of women freedoms, contraception, abortion, LGBTQ+, etc.