Your Internet Privacy Is In Serious Danger Next Year...

[@St.IsaacOfSyria]

"Think of the children" always boils down in my mind to the quote by Mark Twain. "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak because an infant can't chew it."

[@Elavator66]

Love Mark Twain, his quotes are timeless.

[@infectedvines28]

Real

[@lazyman2451]

😂😂 holy shit welp that sums it up 😂😂

[@GameOn-ly9uu]

A while back when i was just watching funny shorts I saw A add that had porn and hentai on it blurred out slightly so thank you KZbin. filter your sh*t

[@GemGames3]

A favourite of mine is "If voting meant anything, they wouldn't let us do it"

[@Peachyabsol]

I've learned that "think of the children" just boils down to politicians trying to justify the passing of invasive laws.

[@Johny9405]

My kid my choice

[@SepticEmpire]

Because they can’t keep having 911 levels of attacks so the next best thing is to blame kids.

[@gabbyandray106]

yep

[@therandomgamer2]

@@gabbyandray106 isnt donald trump getting in office next year so he can fix it

[@FreeAimDog]

i always thought in 1900s the government had to serve and have approval by the people they represent. this sounds like they are going behind the peoples back and doing it without permission. if people let this pandoras box open it will never be able to be closed, i will truly be depressed the day i wake up and the internet as a whole is government control just like this website where you can barely do or say anything.

[@mickko9875]

The sites ask you if you're 18+, and that's enough. The rest is up to the parents to keep an eye on their kids.

[@EggsBenedict-te4nj]

Honestly fair. They can regulate it all they want but even these solutions won't do anything but prove to be dangerous.

[@Ilikeanime972]

Nah that’s so stupid it should bare minimum ask for a picture of your ID

[@robotgaming706]

​@@Ilikeanime972thats too invasive how about put parental locks on the ipad like its made with where it BLOCKS inappropriate sites

[@whiskeysaint5609]

You had to give ID for adult products in person, but the internet allows kids to view snuff films.

[@nerd7834]

@@Ilikeanime972you can literally just use parental settings and ban every adult website for your kids with ease. Do the very basic shit and parent 😂

[@youdontneedmyrealname]

"But think of the children" this won't protect them, it never has, it never will.

[@KaydenSuks]

"When i hear 'think of the children'." 😅😅

[@hellraiser666666]

Nancy knows best!

[@Serjo777]

So? The point of such laws is not to protect anyone but the government, so that's exactly what they'll do if they are passed.

[@Nobodycares22222]

it didn't protect us...

[@RejHiman]

By children, they mean themselves. Brats probably traumatized how people talk (and how right they are) about them and they feel offended so they use their "power" to stop the "bullying" so they can bully us without fear of repercussion of being bullied back. If that ain't brat in the making, i don't know what is.

[@NavnikBHSilver]

Adults in America would rather ban the entire internet, than actually put work into raising their children.

[@raksh9]

It was never really about the children. 'The children' are used as an excuse to push legislative control and monitoring of the populace.

[@Malice_doll]

Why do you think so many kids have tablets in their hand now lmao. They just give them it so they can shut up and then they are concerned about online “safety”

[@gekirobo8720]

And then have the gall to wonder why their kids grow up to become essentially reddit/discord mods

[@NemeczeK101]

Not just America

[@Kitsuniga_ri]

America should do what Australia did and ban minors off the internet instead of making everything shittier for adults minding their own business.

[@TheDoomsdayzoner]

Okay, hear me out: 1. It's parents' responsibility to take care of their children 2. No country can spend enough money or time to take kids under surveillance better than the parents, who are 90% of the time are near their kids So how about we make it all about parents doing their actual job and stop bothering everyone else about this?! Crazy right??

[@Daalmighty-stuffz]

Bro agreed. It’s like the world is full of morons these days 😭

[@shina1399]

They would rather ruin the fun for the adults instead of just replacing the ipads with actual kids toys 🙃 Kids need to return to playing basketball and dressing up barbie dolls

[@the_boogey_man0]

Jesus loves y'all

[@MaxwellCatAlphonk]

~So it is better to raise parents to be competent instead of Noahs-Arc-Restarting the internet~ Does this summarise it well?

[@TheDoomsdayzoner]

@@MaxwellCatAlphonk indeedth, in short. And it's far more EASIER.

[@DG3_DAVE]

I hate how bad parenting is the reason we have to give up privacy

[@fredbearfazbear3004]

write to your local governance and tell them you will not vote for their reelection if this passes.

[@Zkillscreen]

its just a scapegoat, they dont care about that shit

[@balsalmalberto8086]

Bad parenting is the reason we have to give up far far more than privacy.

[@orangesprite3490]

When have we had privacy Snowden revealed all…

[@mytwosats3178]

LOL its not about parents but they make good scapegoats

[@TheVisualDigitalArts]

So because some parents cant control their kids we all now lose our privacy? we live in a circus

[@johnchristopher3032]

No, that's the cover story. The reason is they want to control everything. No rights. No privacy. For your safety, of course.

[@giantent763]

Especially in the cases he mentioned where youth stopped living by choice. That is 100% no one else but the parent's fault.

[@asteridshydrangea-jt2hf]

No. You’re still trying to validate and support their lie as having a trace of integrity. This has nothing to do with children, other than that they’re a useful prop with diminished voice for self-advocacy.

[@CPE1704TK5]

They prepped us the other year just cos some people were long term ill we all had to stay inside in case we gave them a cold

[@nathanlong8295]

Well we warned these parents and this is the consequences. These laws can't go away and no matter what we do people will want our privacy gone to protect our youth. The older parental majority. They'll also plan on seeing what counts as expression and artwork.

[@Jordan_C_Wilde]

There is a setting in EVERY. SINGLE. ROUTER. Where you can block certain websites, with pre-made filters and so on. Same for mobile devices. Why are we acting as if this isn't 100% on the parents?!

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

There is also a type of phone called a procupine, where unlike regular smart phones that start o with access to the internet, you have to set it up, and it will only access what you have set it up to.

[@shadicy]

better yet, don’t let your kids access the internet until 16 or 18.

[@comet392]

Parents are wicked by default having someone to manipulate. How ironic that farmers would give birth to exploit them for free child labor even though people claim to oppose child labor.

[@Jordan_C_Wilde]

@@shadicy Doing that will just make them a complete social outcast nowadays, terrible idea. Just have a minimum of interest in your child and check what they are doing.

[@shadicy]

@@Jordan_C_Wilde no it won’t? you’re acting like the child won’t go outside and pick up whatever slang their friends are using. also, not every parent has time to monitor their kids, and that’s where the ipad and unrestricted internet access comes in.

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

Person: "But I don't use The Hub..." It's not about the Hub. It's about governments and corporations knowing your habits, locations and safe havens without your consent. They're just using something like The Hub that more people would be against to push legislation.

[@breannathompson9094]

The thing is that government websites have already been doing it, where is the talk about that? You have probably given your info to the DMV online if you did anything like that, where was the outrage? All these new medical apps like betterhelp and others? How many people have entered their personal information on those??? And the outrage only comes when their adult content is under attack. For context, i am against using id for this but i wonder where was the outrage BEFORE they went to the hub?

[@jacobp.2024]

@@breannathompson9094 No? I've been outraged perpetually since I became self-aware, and understood the implications of the PATRIOT act and much of the legislation passed before my time. Though, I will admit, there is a special outrage reserved for when I see the government continuously neglect or, better, cast a blind eye to real social issues, while throwing resources at tightening government controls. Because they are responsibly using the resources already provided, they just need more! Clearly. It has worked so well these past few decades. A veritable golden age. I don't know if you've noticed, but people have been dissenting for quite a while about the ID checks and requirements online. Maybe you have ignored it, or not been in those spaces. Remember Snowdin? Assange? Any names ring the bell? Data privacy? EULA controversies? NSA facilities for monitoring Americans? Or, maybe you misconstrue the lack of agency we have in our own government with a lack of outrage, and that's fine if you did. The people in positions of authority are sociopaths with a clear goal in mind, who tactfully use the government's gridlock, binary choices, and situational lack of oversight to cushion themselves from public opinion. They are results-driven, and they cannot be reasoned with. Don't even bother trying. Unfortunately, the government does what the government very well pleases, your voice is worthless honestly. So is mine. The only thing that has real value these days has a caliber.

[@jacobp.2024]

@@breannathompson9094 Assange? Snowdin? NSA facilities? Data privacy? EULA controversies? None of that ring a bell? We've been shouting into the void since the beginning. The outrage has been there, and now, decades later, we're well on-track to an America more akin to Cyberpunk 2077 than some lofty world of tomorrow. I don't blame you, because you have no power. None of us really do. It would be worthless to convince you but you know, it's cathartic to say this..

[@r.b.ratieta6111]

@@jacobp.2024 This.

[@nadaburner]

@@breannathompson9094 Either the DMV or the medical app did me to dirty this year. One of my friends constantly uses the website called "true people search", they kept pestering why I wasn't searchable but I got listed during the month I went to the DMV and/or I went for a checkup/ used a medical app. Now you can search up where I live if you knew my name. They are jokingly threatening to Diddy me now. A really good counterargument I've seen is what if people in abusive relationships try to get away but they are constantly trackable? Why couldn't parents just monitor what their kids do? It's like leaving them at a park unintended.

[@oatsmobile6508]

I'm so sick of being treated like a child, simply because people can't be bothered to raise theirs. I don't care about 'thinking of the children'. Don't have kids if you're just going to make them everyone else's responsibility. This is just another excuse to further remove people's privacy

[@Lucky_dot_Avi]

"I'm so sick of being treated like a child, simply because people can't raise theirs." *fire writing gif*

[@AniArtistMe]

Thank you! Parents are the real villains

[@TraTranc]

The awful truth some people refuse to accept is that we _already_ have absolutely zero privacy on the Internet. And we haven't had any for quite some time now.

[@willbarnes1282]

Ya know... You're right.

[@noobscoopsies1100]

There is a difference of refusing and being gaslit...

[@WolfyMan-gs2xe]

Ever since 9/11 and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, thats when we all lost our privacy.

[@LandonEmma]

Yeah very true

[@blabolik]

there is still the indiewweb

[@MoonWielder]

I hated reading 1984 in my senior year of high school because I knew this was becoming a reality. I graduated this year.

[@thegrim418]

I'm surprised some districts still read it. My school district dropped that book a few years back when the parallels were becoming too obvious to ignore.

[@wrathofainz]

It's nice that your school hasn't burned that book yet.

[@thardump859]

​@@wrathofainz I still haven't read it yet.... I think it might be too late before it becomes lost media.

[@just_Sylvia]

I'm afraid we're entering '1984' this next year. Big brother will be watching

[@hellothere8229]

@@thardump859 a book with million copies wont become lost media in ur lifetime

[@Buoyant_Bear]

Lol I've been screaming from the rooftops for ten years now that too many parents aren't held accountable in caring for their own children. They expect everybody else to do it for them. I've seen the worst of this in 9 years of teaching, and it's just ridiculous. This isn't a country, it's a theme park.

[@nonfungiblemushroom]

A bemusement park, if you will 🤔🤨🙄

[@zalyian598]

You are correct sadly

[@KyleEvra-15]

I agree Lazy ass Parents.

[@the_boogey_man0]

Jesus loves y'all

[@comet392]

Parents are wicked by default having someone to manipulate. How ironic that farmers would give birth to expoit them for free child labor even though people claim to oppose child labor.

[@commenceun]

"Hey! Kids are in danger online! Can I have your personal information so that I protect them?" - Every politician

[@Mathetesofscripture]

While they let kids get gunned down in schools they have complete control of.

[@whiskeysaint5609]

"No, then I won't be entering the site"

[@soupcangaming662]

@@whiskeysaint5609 "Okay, but we're taking it anyway. Gotta make sure you aren't anybody other than a patriotic American. No, you can't opt out, you spy."

[@kahdin]

It's official.... ALL politics are EVIL....

[@N1cktastic]

@@soupcangaming662 america HAS to be a joke at this point..

[@ThisIsNotMyUsername]

The moment certain services start asking for IDs, I'm not using them anymore.

[@Ricksteady8]

yup

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Same

[@Gregory_Eugene_Frazier]

Yep a vape site did that while I was trying to order something and I said no thanks and just moved on to one that didn't.

[@RodasTadeus]

Don't you use banks? I totally agree with you but for someone who really does this, it's very hard and almost impossible to be a member of society like so. How do yoh manage?

[@vipergaming6965]

​@RodasTadeus an in person bank is a lot different than random shit on the Internet.

[@Your_Degenerate]

It's going to end up like prohibition. People including those it's intended to block are just going to find ways around it putting them in more danger than having normal access. The government making these laws are not concerned with solutions. I guarantee it's going to create more problems that companies will step forward to "fix".

[@hapwn]

The more tech we bring into our lives, the more security risks and dehumanized we become! The things we own, own us; we'll be the product; just a byproduct of our ORIGINAL Creator, that will be discarded, cultivated, and harvested!

[@nikoskonstantinidis4069]

so in short they will cut off the hydra's head, and over 50 will grow back

[@JorgeLopez-qj8pu]

People have this romanticized view resisting prohibition 😅 Use the internet? "NOW we can arrest you regardless of the website", WHICH IS WHAT THEY WANT

[@brentruiz842]

At first I thought you were explaining the war on drugs 😅

[@klonoafan2012]

​@brentruiz842 war on drugs is basically prohibition 2.0 but with more violence more arrests and more corrupt politicians

[@6drago9]

“Think of the children” is like biggest manipulative message you would say to humanity. Therefore we won’t have any privacy to research on our own time anymore. And if that is going to keep us all in line or control us how we use the internet, you can’t never be more wrong than this because it is terrible.

[@NightlyWatch]

God, family, country. The 3 manipulators.

[@Mustardmayosandwich]

Reminds me of super earth from Helldivers.

[@otherguyjo1684]

Why does everyone else have to do the parents' job?

[@lussor1]

😂

[@SepticEmpire]

Why do people even care? Like oh no ur kid saw some crazy things. We all did like tf? That’s what the internet is. I just start clickin shit and I’m bound to end up somewhere I don’t like.

[@joeyghostx]

@@SepticEmpire Thats due to the same parents asking for outside control to cover their kid who just went into online gambling debt, attracted dark web actors, or they joined a cultish chat room.

[@jaybee2337]

And yet they rail against the “nanny state” 🙄

[@thadesserl]

remember when liveleak used to exist? those were the days

[@FatalKoi]

This content is not dry and boring, it is informative. There are some people who do not completely understand such laws, and having your breakdown and context, as well as any provided by others willing to take the time to do so, is important. I appreciate it for real. Thanks for the video!

[@TheWhiteMamba3000]

One thing I have learned as an American, it is never about protecting children; it is usually the government trying to thought police you.

[@RealSirMikay]

I’ve yet to see politicians genuinely advocating for better child welfare in a way that makes sense. I have no experience and I think I could do it better.

[@JLM-y5g]

The sad part? This is one of those times you want corporate entities to win: This act will outright hurt a lot of their engagement and online purchasing power, so I could easily see them being opposed to the idea and lobbying against it within our government... and money is still the greatest deciding factor in US law.

[@PIZZAdayisback]

The lesser of two evils I guess?

[@zecharius]

Bro, why must you tell such a shite truth?

[@grimblankjustblank4316]

@@PIZZAdayisback ya pretty much the corporate fight government and the people fight government but the people also Fight corporate the people just need to be against both controlling power around them well those two are fighting each other. Government is bad when it not regulated by common people. Corporation is bad, when the government isn't regulating Corporate, government Is bad, when they try to limit the freedom of opinion. 1986 perfectly displayed this, how the government need to be at a constant w,ar or it overreaches, people Can't be distracted though they need to force the government in constant con,flicts of interest to purposefully reduce their attention to the people well the people also need to make corporation. it really just a big ass case of you need to distract the government with corporation and corporation with the government then give in petition for new Laws, yourself they aren't on your side none of them are other people are to a degree or not a common folk will be on yourself, see it so much better to not look above your salary the world get way darker above that,

[@TeamICOS]

Except mega corporations still benefit greatly from some of these increased regulations. It becomes a barrier to entry where new companies cant afford to comply with all the regulations and existing ones either are grandfathered out or got sweetheart deals to cover it allowing for de facto monopolies. Also, companies like Google and Facebook get government subsidies and/or contracts as a cash inflow offsetting any "negative" action they do.

[@JLM-y5g]

@@TeamICOS I'm not sure what you're trying to say. It's very similar to the point I made, unless you're arguing that some services won't be required to do the ID checks... and I definitely could see that being an issue.

[@space.raider.2271]

Ah, "think of the children". The age-old cry of the oppressor. Sadly it still works on the normies.

[@MikeJones-m6r]

Yep, from civil rights to gun control. It's always been "I have a dream that one day the little children will be safe" that turns societies shite.

[@josueveguilla9069]

I know, right.

[@richardkapowsky6073]

What are they going to do when the vast majority of people don't have children because of the insane costs associated with them and go 'So fucking what? Who cares?'

[@NightridingDoom]

What? You don't think of them? Must be some anarchist that wants population collapse /s

[@vinsonli302]

@@richardkapowsky6073 will that finally force the ruling class to do less censorship though?

[@lochnessamonster1912]

Reminder this is happening in a time when young generations are doing less substances, doing less violence, and having less intimitate relationships leading to unwanted children. It's not needed and any excuses are complete fringe cases, as always.

[@venusluv-i1v]

From what I heard parents apparently WANT them to do all the things you mentioned. It's wild to hear.

[@Copper_Skull_Guy]

@@venusluv-i1vI can say it’s hard to try cool when your parents are cooler than you and it’s not because you are lame necessarily.

[@unicornkitteh5332]

Huh?? That may be somewhat true, but wtf does that have to do with giving away more freedom under the guise of "government safety"? Your argument doesnt really help prove why its not necessary, like at all. If anything, those things are happening BECAUSE kids spend too much time online. They arent interested in sex, drugs, or anything else because theyre all too addicted to their devices. Its literally swapping 1 problem for another. Gen Alpha is chronically online and dont know how to have meaningful relationships. At least when I was experimenting with drugs, I was having a great time, being social, making new friends, getting out of the house & going to parties 😂 you know, REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES. Also helped cultivate street smarts 🤷🏻‍♀️ so I mean, it wasnt all bad lmao But regardless, the ONLY argument here is that governments are not responsible for raising kids - parents are. Take the ipad and the phone away and make them go outside. Or.... deal with the consequences of having brain-rot kids, I guess.

[@comet392]

Government is rarely ever for the people. The lockdowns is a great example.

[@randomoinkbomb]

@@comet392 but but but... you must be unable to work for 2 years without an income. It's for you own good

[@TheMcEwens419]

As a parent, I don’t need the government trying to tell me how to raise my children.

[@sharpsrain8302]

They already do and actively control it too😂

[@butwhytharum]

let them play those games that turn them into gambling addicts tho.

[@Remedy462]

​@@butwhytharumDid the commentor specifically say they let their kids play those games, or are you just putting words into their mouth because it makes you feel superior and can control how they parent? They didn't mention anything about gambling and you know it.

[@Haydawg111]

@@butwhytharumyoure not very bright for putting words into his mouth

[@butwhytharum]

@@Haydawg111 bold of you to think it's "His" also I'm not telling anyone how to parent... That's the iPads responsibility.

[@FragmentJack]

Funniest thing is politicians are acting like kids won’t figure out how to circumvent their laws by doing exactly as you described in the video. With VPNs operating in other countries, they can’t even threaten U.S. based VPNs.

[@Shadowlief]

As someone who thinks this law is silly, mass majority of kids that this bill is aimed it won't bypass with a VPN. Most parents don't have one and most kids don't have a card that they can just use or borrow from parents that easily. I still believe this is clearly bad law. You can't work until 16ish and make your own money, which will keep most from even being able to get a VPN secretly. This bill seems to be mostly targeted at 13 and below, but with the use of the word minor, it could be targeting anywhere from 18-21 depending on state. I'm a lot more worried about the privacy concerns of it and getting people used to just handing over their privacy on a whim.

[@Peglegkickboxer]

@@Shadowlief or they can borrow the parent's vpn or credit card which happened/s all the time since forever. Not to mention there have been free vpn companies out there for decades, they may be slower or limited as it's usually a marketing technique to try their service but it's still a thing. Also TOR is free.

[@ZeallustImmortal]

​@@Shadowliefidk man, when I was in school almost every single kid had a free VPN specifically for getting past filters, and judging by my younger siblings, thats still the case.

[@ninj0muftah]

I got access to a free vpn on my mobile phone in the 20 seconds it took me to read your comment.

[@AlexanderBogdanow]

@@Shadowlief Oh hoho... You've no idea what we Millennials did as teens. Carding is still a thing. It's harder nowadays but you can still do it.

[@spookyfawn]

We JUST dealt with preventing the RESTRICT Act and the EARN IT Act, when will they learn that literally no one wants this and people should be responsible with raising their own kids instead of making a tablet or other people raise them???

[@d1kgaws12]

Hopefully we shut down this act as well.

[@comet392]

Parents are wicked by default having someone to manipulate. How ironic that farmers would give birth to expoit them for free child labor even though people claim to oppose child labor.

[@VeLociTy1g]

If you are willing to give up your freedoms and privacy for the sake of security. You deserve NEITHER.

[@iAnon666]

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin

[@crimsonraiderxv3422]

Communism 💀

[@jazzman7842]

@@crimsonraiderxv3422 how is that relevant?

[@d1kgaws12]

Barely enough of us are giving up their freedoms and privacy, and those who know better suffer as well.

[@d1kgaws12]

@@jazzman7842 They’re probably just trying to push their agenda. Ignore them.

[@XWZXWZX]

And the worst part is that so many people are blind that they attack you if you are against it

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

Agreed

[@SepticEmpire]

Most people these days with a different opinion attack others in general. Everything is a civil war now. You could say you like a different pizza topping and you’d get a mob after you for it. Explains why so many problems never get solved but it’s surprising we still even have a country, much less a world.

[@fupoflapo2386]

Reminds me of the uk and Australia

[@ATR-_]

Politicians love thinking about children

[@Fever-Magic]

💀

[@jadenwimee-ls1mn]

Nahhhhh 💀

[@Jfj456]

😛

[@Notcrazy-hu4ml]

This can be taken in a Pęðo way or the “Let make something much more worst.” Way and it still be true

[@oracleIIDA]

I was reading all of the "think of the children" comments and then i saw this 😭

[@a_sini_c]

Its been in danger ever since I signed up without my parents permission to club penguin.

[@roux6715]

Based pfp, praise the code

[@Anothuor]

keygen church W

[@HydroniteTB]

@@EMDRONES you saying that just makes me feel old

[@Meowixen]

@@EMDRONES you're too young for the internet

[@CB430z8y]

PRAISE THE CODE

[@particleyonez]

they are really ready to take down the entire internet "for the sake of the kids", but when it comes to what happens in the schools they suddenly hide behind their favorite "nothing we can do about it" excuse. it's absolutely pathetic.

[@Just_a_Piano_]

they want them to keep happening so they can have an excuse to ban guns. why else do you think in EVERY school shooting they focus on what the kid was wearing or if they'd used guns before, NEVER thinking about WHY it happened to begin with. And I'm pretty much putting the blame on the schools, it's a shithole

[@jimmythecrow]

its to hide information.

[@eradragon3090]

The scariest part of big brother requiring an id for internet access is that data breeches are a matter of when not if. I can also see this being used to further gatekeep information.

[@NachoCheese2]

What about selling apps that already “need” your ID or Bank account for direct deposits or Even sending money to and from…Ex: Apple,PayPal,Venmo,Ebay,zelle… Screw the hub, I dont need that, just need to make sure my money is secure

[@comet392]

Government is rarely ever for the people. The lockdowns is a great example.

[@r_doom]

if somebody tries criticizing the government online the government can just take that down and say it might be harmful to kids

[@skizecraft]

The sheep ate failing to think of what this will lead to down the road. If this start a snowball of bills being passed, then we're ficked

[@Remedy462]

You can say that about any statement someone makes online if you have a grudge against them and want them silenced and in prison. Authoritarianism 101.

[@KuroKumo96]

They were already doing that without passing legislation by threatening social media companies into working with them.

[@a1goldenrunner]

Just look at what happened with Luigi. Complaining about rich people will be considered a threat and will get you jailed

[@AmberCommentsThings]

I know it's basically a meme to say "literally 1984", but it feels like we're legit heading down this catastrophic direction. The 2020's already feel like an even more corporatized and censored nightmare for anyone who desires personal freedoms, liberties, and privacy

[@HaveanOreshnik]

Capitalism baby It's not looking well

[@pingeee]

seriously everything feels so dystopian now

[@ChristoffRevan]

Ah yes, because limiting your porn use online is sooooooo very 1984....get over yourself

[@nekopop8159]

@@ChristoffRevanThey are not talking about porn at all, this is a about general internet privacy, they are talking about the government literally disrupting your privacy. You are actually losing your privacy how do you feel?

[@ChristoffRevan]

@@nekopop8159 What privacy? Corps already have your data, and the US government is already known to have backdoors in major software. If any of the 3 letter agencies wanted to find you and see what you're doing, trust me... they'd have no problem, and they NEVER had a problem before. I just feel like a lot of people shouting about their privacy are just the normie internet user who is super ignorant of how things work...only a super small minority of people have true security online, and they're almost all programmers like Muta. All us normal people have digital footprints that allow AI algorithms to easily figure out who we are even if we use different accounts and devices. Unless you're some paranoid schizophrenic that barely uses internet devices, or you're some programming wizard like Muta, then you've never had privacy online

[@festro1000]

I blame the "think of the children" crowd for all this garbage being pushed on us, if parents did their jobs managing their spawn rather than pawning off the responsibilities to others we wouldn't be having this discussion.

[@sparkselm173]

I find it interesting how many proposed laws we've been seeing recently that will fundamentally require age verification to enforce, while simultaneously having no idea HOW to use age verification to actually enforce them...

[@jacktringoli3299]

It's not about age verification it's about collecting data and invading your privacy the government wants to control the people as much as it possibly can They have absolute power and remember that absolute power absolutely corrupts they can't help themselves they're like Crack fiends when it comes to invading privacy and controlling the citizens and unless people truly start protesting this will only become worse The government can literally pass and do whatever tf they want and appointment judges etc. To back them up when they get challenged in court they have an end goal and are doing these silly useless laws little by little until they reach the end goal in order to minimize the amount of backlash and possibility of people revolting

[@Strange9952]

And so they implement even more totalitarian measures upon us once that doesn't work, this is worse than covid IDs ever was

[@zeniththecreator7671]

Unenforceable laws tend to fade kinda fast

[@JustSomeReptile]

It's always been in danger, it only got worse.

[@BobertV702]

You got a fair point right here

[@Anonymous-fc2fk]

It’s gotten worse since the Dead Internet Theory

[@megatronskneecap]

@@Anonymous-fc2fk the dead internet theory has nothing todo with this and people need to stop trying smart using it everywhere. internet privacy has been an issue since myspace.

[@megatronskneecap]

@@Anonymous-fc2fk It's got nothing todo with it, it's been an issue since MySpace. Not everything is due to the dead internet theory lmao.

[@Nick-b7b9s]

I'm not sure something that never existed can be in danger

[@emily1]

Rules only stop honest people. Kids aren’t acting honestly, and neither are their parents who obviously aren’t capable of raising a child.

[@R0CK3T_DEV_]

Websites don't need to take care of children, their parents need to. Like, there already is tools like parental controls in websites, browsers (and extensions), and even apps for phones with which you can limit app usage, screen time and more. It's not that hard to set up parental controls for your kid to be as safe as possible online. That, and teaching your kids basic online safety should be the only thing needed for them to be safe on the internet. Seeing these kinds of laws that, while they have a seemingly good intent, have so much potential for misuse with the wrong people makes me scared of what else could be done with the safety of kids as an excuse for even more privacy-invading laws.

[@MarcelDerLPer]

these laws dont have anything good everthing can and will be spun to controll media and the masses and censor the truth thats hard to aquire in the first place

[@drnothot]

But that’s the thing most people don’t care to do it and the ones that who want to be loud about it are often the ones you don’t do it for their own kids

[@roguedragon9992]

Part of the problem is the parents try to control other people's kid along with their own.

[@evil1st]

Laziness always wins against freedom

[@harrietxo2310]

Kids can also bypass those parental controls now

[@IFD2]

How about making the parents accountable? The internet should be open, free, private, and secure! Most of the bad things wouldn’t happen if Schools and parents just talked to their kids

[@jimmythecrow]

this has nothing to do with protecting kids.

[@vortexart5587]

if there a kid on the internet ... first of all.... what is a kid doing on the internet?? ... and the kid does not like what the kid see or hears...ON THE INTERNET! ... that the kids fault.. blame the KID!!!! ....NOT THE INTERNET ... THAT WHY THERE A EXIT BUTTON .. CLICK ON THAT....AND OFF SWITCHES!!! ... THERE THOSE TOO!!!...

[@CidVeldoril]

@@vortexart5587 What is a kid doing on the internet? Probably the same thing Muta and his entire generation did when they were in their early teens. I used to hang around on message boards for jrpgs when I was 12. Because back then, finding strategy guides wasn't as easy as opening KZbin.

[@martinvaclavik3505]

Not only privacy, but security. Someone hacks any site and now they have your driving license and can impersonate/scam you

[@d1kgaws12]

How ironic. Really makes “trade privacy/freedom for security and you get neither” true.

[@Hi-cm1cj]

George Orwell got the date wrong

[@turkeyisawesome]

he got one of the numbers right

[@EmmaBadOne]

No he didn't. This has been going on longer than you think.

[@Funny-fo9gw]

stop giving kids a phone

[@Sleepylevi]

That should be parents issue

[@jurassicjaws]

Exactly. Kids should NEVER have tablets and smartphones. It just causes problems.

[@CháleloTheAtheist]

That would make parents have to actually parent

[@cosmicsvids]

That's the problem we went from a ds to phones

[@RodasTadeus]

Totally agree

[@lochnessamonster1912]

KOSA: just use a vpn KOSA 2: bans vpns Remember, fashizm comes in increments, not all at once. And the new legislature will definitely pass it

[@Jfj456]

Reminds me of when a person said "America isn't far from fascism because instead of 1 person to vote for they have 2."

[@comet392]

Government is rarely ever for the people. The lockdowns is a great example.

[@vinthedark]

this feels very totalitarian...

[@johnsmith1953x]

No. This feels very republican.

[@coreynj]

@@johnsmith1953x Republican, authoritarian, totalitarian, what's the difference?

[@vinthedark]

@@johnsmith1953x while I get why you say that, both democratic ideology and republican (american left/right) can produce totalitarian policies. This is universally a restriction against freedom.

[@Anonymous-fc2fk]

@@vinthedark Orwellian too

[@johnsmith1953x]

@@vinthedark NOOO!! JESUS CHRIST! It is the REPUBLICANS pushing 1984-like laws. Just look at Florida!! Or Texastan! Or Mississippi, etc.

[@wbmjunior0]

It's the responsibility of the parent to protect their kids from the internet!

[@megatronskneecap]

Ridiculous comment. Definitely made by a Meta or Google bot.

[@gamingwityaboicolby1217]

​@@megatronskneecapNope, its the truth. Parents need to be parents and watch their children.

[@magicimaginations]

The Governments consider us adults children, these restrictions are about adults not seeing what they don't want us to see.

[@Moxiumous]

@@megatronskneecap WHAT????? YOU CANT BE SERIOUS LOOOOOL YOURE ACTUALLY A META BOT BRO

[@megatronskneecap]

@@gamingwityaboicolby1217 Parents don’t have a say in what their child’s privacy is like nowerdays. You’re required todo face scans and passport scans to setup a bank account now at any age.

[@avananana]

Maybe it should instead be mandatory for parents to go a "parenting 101" course where they bring up studies on the psychological effects of giving kids access to the internet, rather than punishing everyone because a few parents don't know any better. I know, it's 2024 and soon 2025 and it's a completely wild idea to put the blame on improper parenting, wild idea.

[@TimothyChapman]

When has any law made under the pretext of "protecting children" actually been made to protect children rather than concealing a nefarious agenda?

[@Remedy462]

Hey now, states are protecting children's rights to work in meat packing plants! Lol 🤣😭

[@peanutbutter9072]

We're going thru a similar thing in Australia and our government doesn't even understand what they're trying to regulate. There was a clip of them discussing why snapchat was on the list but not whatsapp and they couldn't even answer the question. They don't even know how they'll enforce it. It's baffling

[@Stewf123]

That's what happens when pass a bill at 11 pm with no review or consultation period. I suspect it'll be a mess.

[@Gingersdad]

Bro I don’t really care America is the main character of the world so 🤷‍♂️

[@Jujitard69420]

Because they dont want to regulate the internet they need to regulate you

[@Dragoncam13]

I agree,I’d argue there’s worse stuff going on on WhatsApp than Snapchat with the controversies I’ve heard

[@john_tornado]

this is some BULLSHIT bro i just wanna play games and have fun

[@kingdanksta15]

I agree that no one younger than 14 should access social media but this is blatant government overreach and infringement on constitutional rights

[@miller42]

It's pretty much over for the old Internet. The future Internet will be a series of small heavily-monitored internets, one for each country with its own Great Firewall.

[@jurassicjaws]

The old internet died when Facebook was born and it went from student emails only to everyone and their grandparents getting access.

[@jurassicjaws]

It was over when Facebook came into existence. Social media is the foundation of the internet going down the toilet.

[@Malice_doll]

Yeah and then A.I. and bots will run rampant. Dead internet theory is more realistic everyday

[@Cohors1316]

We can take a page out of the Cuban’s book and build out an unsanctioned network. If they could organize a network with their minimal access to hardware there is no reason why we can’t.

[@progressivemominc]

I'm working on something like this for our private network. Biggest issue right now is storage and arrays.. drives are expensive.

[@Epic3032]

Australia did the SAME THING, using Children as a scapegoat

[@sting582]

Didn't a teenager hack that in less than 24 hours when they first put it up?

[@Epic3032]

@@sting582 Not sure ey

[@FintanBarnett]

The worst aspect is that so many people are blind that they attack you if you oppose it.

[@ShinFahima]

"Nah you're just a gooner. It'll be okay, calm down your addiction." Or other such uninformed nonsense.

[@Ruthles5games]

I think that this is a stolen comment that a bot took, only joined 2 days ago

[@synitare3171]

Regarding CornHub pulling out of Florida; my guess is that it's a liability issue. Data breaches are a matter of when, not if. Having to maintain a database of drivers license information is a MASSIVE liability for the eventuality of a data breach.

[@SepticEmpire]

The fact you gotta censor it speaks volumes. Like bro we’re adults and can’t cuss because ohh no a kid might see it. It’s a fkn word bro why even have it in our language if it can’t even be openly spoken. Play 2 seconds of gta and you hear kids cussing like it’s the coolest thing ever. But oh you comment on a video about sites being restricted and now we can’t even name what the site is without replacing letters and saying corn.

[@chickentenderlover2412]

@@SepticEmpire A lot of rage for the wrong thing buster.

[@crusher9z9]

​@@chickentenderlover2412it looks like they're responding to a comment that isn't there anymore.

[@SepticEmpire]

@@crusher9z9 dude KZbin has deleted so many comments of mine and others ALL THE TIME it’s almost not even worth it anymore It’s so bugged it doesn’t even @ them properly

[@felisconcolori]

I don't know about that. I do know there's an idiot as governor with a sympathetic state legislature. Scotty doesn't know how very upset some people are about his actions.

[@anonisnoone6125]

Unfortunately, I feel like all these companies probably already have all my info.

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

brother man they watched you type this comment out. they watched me type this reply.

[@lussor1]

But you know youtube is a public website​@@LowEndPCGamer100

[@andrewreillymusic2773]

​@LowEndPCGamer100 not only did they watch you, they are literally right behind you

[@TylerMBuller12]

@@LowEndPCGamer100 They don't even have to watch anymore with ai. They are notified within nanoseconds.

[@xlrbossshorts]

@@TylerMBuller12 Yep, and soon AI will predict all our actions and pattern.

[@john_tornado]

the parents this day and age gave up so hard on giving shits about their children, that the government is resorting to breaching our privacy over it.

[@kenlen8029]

People my age were just told to get out of the house. Quite dangerous in hindsight.

[@cheetah219]

What use is internet safety if they won't do shit about school shootings?

[@NOMAD-qp3dd]

Word.👊

[@gamercreature2587]

They don't care about internet safety this is just another way to control people.

[@Remedy462]

It's all about control, not protection.

[@KuroKumo96]

They already watch the fringe and then just not do anything about them until after they get killionaire medals. They even entrap people by encouraging them to commit crimes 99% planned and orchestrated by the FBI.

[@cheetah219]

@@Remedy462 Agreed. It's incredible how many policies and bills, to me, are a waste because parents fail their kids and corporations are trying to profit off it.

[@Numb_]

Whenever you read a bill with a nice sounding name. Just know that it has some of the most evil shit written in it

[@fardel8021]

Most evil shit? That's a bit of a stretch.

[@KiiDSarajevo]

@fardel8021 Is it, tho? Just look at the Patriot Act...

[@USS_Sentinel]

If it says it's "for the children" or to "protect the children," alarm bells should be going off in your head.

[@andyfriederichsen]

Just like the People's Liberation Army or the German Democratic Republic.

[@Over9000DragonFire]

Just like the affordable care act

[@QDetective]

The only thing "good for children" is a good set of parents; supervising them instead of just placing any sort of mobile device into their hands and then being angry because they watch something they're not supposed to, even though it wasn't moderated in the first place, makes much more sense, intuitively.

[@Bodom1978]

The Internet has become quite a boring and uninteresting place compared to the old days. Big businesses, monetization and AI means it will only become worse. Glad I got to experience it in the golden years.

[@TheUnseenKrab]

Same

[@KyleEvra-15]

Same, I miss when big businesses, monetization, Ai weren't a thing.

[@schwolmart]

"I'll just take my dad's drivers license" Some kid probably

[@MVPMTKING]

Going from I use your credit card" To "Mom can I see your Drivers license (then your credit card later)" Man if this passes kids gonna be making discord accounts and all sorts of weird shit in their parents name 💀

[@anomalousanimates]

when roblox released the voice chat feature to the public, there probably were kids that used their parents' ids

[@Fifasher2K]

​@@anomalousanimates Of course there were.

[@jarrodwright5991]

No law on earth could have prevented me from looking at porn when I was 13. Making porn a capital offense wouldn't have stopped me. The fact that any curious kid with an internet connection is able (and will always be able) to look at porn is just how the world works these days. Requiring shit like ID checks accomplishes nothing besides invading everybody's privacy.

[@szxcrab7782]

Invading privacy is the point I think.

[@Notcrazy-hu4ml]

“Think of the children.” Yeah when it’s to add a law that invades people privacy

[@CyFed_Republic_of_Kaltovar]

This law seems to violate the constitutional right to privacy.

[@Paragons_Delight]

They don't care, the politicians would rather turn the country into a facist police state then give a shit about what you or I, to any of their constitutes wants they'll write bills that are on the cover 'for the people' because people don't read past the headlines nowadays.This bill like many that we will see in the coming years will be about controlling political power, who does what and when, etc. All while they tell the masses that they live in a free country, and the dumbass and brainwashed will believe them, all while they arrest dissent, and take control away from the people and solidify their power. This bill is just a stepping stone, and even if it fails they will try and try again because they only needed a bill like this to pass once, before they use it as justification for other bills.

[@anythingbenz4005]

Parents need to stop buying kids smartphones.

[@gamercreature2587]

Lazy parenting.

[@Michael-sb8jf]

If it wasn't the phone it would be the pc in the house

[@danielmaster911ify]

@@Michael-sb8jf To this day, most people don't have a dedicated laptop/desktop/windows-compatible device. They are the normies.

[@willbarnes1282]

Yep

[@LutherIGuess]

Kids should read a book not watching brainrot

[@evilspongebobballoon]

why is some strangers being horrible parents my problem so much that i don't get privacy anymore man

[@hrnsnfhsjddhsjfnsmjdjsd-xs9se]

Let's be honest. None of these laws are to protect children.

[@peq42_]

Ah yes nothing like removing everyones privacy instead of blaming parents when their children do stupid shit so they fing parent for once

[@Repeatedwaif]

Just don't watch porn why is everyone even mad this is good for the world

[@silentstalking]

​@@Repeatedwaifme when I don't watch the video fully and comment dumb stuff on the internet because I'm bored

[@Jujitard69420]

@@Repeatedwaifits not about the porn and if you cant understand that you shouldnt vote

[@Prsop554]

@@Repeatedwaif Me trying to depict the prohibition of porn as the sequestration of liberty and the death of modern democracy. (I swear its a real concern). We already live in a totalitarian society, just look at the biased nature of law and order, people just like to think it can get worse conceptually, but at this point any further ruin is superficial.

[@asiano3385]

People have to push back.

[@tails_the_god]

exactly!

[@nekopop8159]

I wonder if rich people care about internet privacy, I hope they push against this too

[@tails_the_god]

@@nekopop8159 also the take it down act that hasn't fully passed yet! no government should control art even if its AI!

[@tobyandahalf]

alright everyone, get your tricorn hats on and let's give 1776 another go, eh?

[@wrathofainz]

I'm on the Hub's side of pulling out of florida. Don't let the state make their dogmatic choices your responsibility. We don't associate with terrorists.

[@Dratchev241]

its a catch 22 honestly. if FL (or insert state/nation) don't push for a site like that to ID verify then you get the mad karen in the office wanting to talk to the manager about how they ain't doing anything to protect her kids (which is her job not the governments) but Karen will Karen.

[@KuroKumo96]

I’m not on the HUBs side at all regardless of how I feel about moral puritans. The HUB had allowed CP and real grape on their platform for years and had to be sued to even moderate their platform.

[@Stabby666]

I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear! That's why I walk around naked.

[@weed3728]

Lmaooo

[@seandipaul8257]

But your money and information is important information for the security of israel

[@doctorno3912]

Not gonna ask where you keep your keys, wallet or phone

[@Repeatedwaif]

I don't watch porn and have tons of monero this hurts the normies not me

[@salted_lizard]

​@@RepeatedwaifThe problem is instead of banning it outright they are obviously attempting to manufacture consent for an ID verification system to access the internet, by using these sites first they can beta test the digital infrastructure and how people bypass it to determine how to better implement a license for general web activity.

[@gem9535]

As someone who grew up on the internet, I will happily be a hypocrite and scream STOP GIVING KIDS SMARTPHONES.

[@SevKast_7]

Okay but honestly none of this bs about ''protecting the kids'' will make sense if they keep doing shit like giving Balatro an 18+ rating for such a minor (no pun intended) reason while Sports games like the ones from 2K or the ones from EA can freely add microtransactions and LITERAL GAMBLING to them and still keep the ''E'' or ''7+'' rating. It's a very hypocritical system, it makes no sense to me.

[@slon-z1v]

A furry complaining after hub is not allowed geeeg

[@RoninJay408]

My prediction: 3rd party VPNs and Tor will all be outlawed or banned within the next 4 years in the US.

[@fink7968]

If they try this, good luck. China hasn't managed to do basically anything meaningful about VPNs despite them being banned for ages. It's about as enforceable as piracy laws are, you can punish some people as an intimidation tactic, but you can't enforce anything on a large enough scale to make a dent in the issue.

[@aqua-bery]

Not Tor. The government made Tor

[@user-cb3qr9dt2k]

TOR will never go away unless the government can control all the access nodes, and you should be using Bridges to access TOR not a VPN.

[@banditoincognito8950]

@@user-cb3qr9dt2k No it wont go away, but they can still SEE that you're using Tor, and prosecute you of obstructing your data.

[@TrentonMatthews]

US VPNs particularly? Yeah. Tor? Nope?

[@jslaughterofthesoul4939]

Any time a politician introduces laws for safety, it's to con you into forfeiting your rights and freedoms. "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin

[@MootPotato]

Adult content should not be regulated by the government. Parents should not allow kids on the internet without parental controls.

[@grimblankjustblank4316]

Kids can generally figure a way out of parental Control my old man tried it a few times I just got his user info and remove the limiters etc,

[@RodasTadeus]

I have a solution for this problem

[@Paragons_Delight]

@@grimblankjustblank4316 parental control shouldn't be just a install software and let your child go buck wild. It should be parents, actively be a part of their Childs life online to guide them on the dues and don'ts.

[@enchantededition6879]

Protecting kids? By doing things that have nothing to do with child protection . Seems legit .

[@trumediamix1]

*_"Think of the children!"_* Motherf-... *_I USED TO BE A KID! YOU THINK I ENJOY BEING REMINDED ABOUT THAT SHIT, YOU DAMNED POLITICIANS!?_*

[@ElNeverin]

This is just getting tiring at this point... we have to stand up and tell them that they work for us! People are just accepting these types of things and thinking the government will help us when they dont care about us at all.

[@KiiDSarajevo]

Words will do nothing, actions will. They need to fear the average citizen, and until that happens...

[@Ricksteady8]

The thing is, stupid, and lazy people don't just accept these things, they actively want them. They are also, unfortunately, the majority.

[@cvtracks]

This is the right response.

[@DarkChaosElfilis45]

Hey, here's an idea: Why not protest it? Give them at least a reason why your privacy matters. Privacy matters to all of us, no matter what.

[@ElNeverin]

@DarkChaosElfilis45 thats what we all should start doing. They are getting too comfortable telling us what to do now

[@HeyThatsToast]

God, the world is so sad now. Nobody is combatting any of the main issues here. If you don't want your kids to see bad things or get on bad sites, then don't let them on the internet. It's so genuinely depressing that these sad excuses of people are whining that their kids saw or did something that they were too lazy to protect them from themselves.

[@slapshotjack9806]

Right? My friend once exposed me to some adult content when I was 12 because he thought it was cool then he decided to spill the incident later that night and my mom was furious with me despite the fact that I wasn’t finding any of what my friend showed me interesting in any way 😒

[@bubbaganoosh814]

My biggest problem with all this prove your age crap is that it requires an individual to submit some sort of official government ID to a server and who’s to say that server is truly safe. Let’s face it, everyone says they have a secure server until it gets hacked and once again a persons private information has been stolen by a hacker because these servers require our private information for us to prove ourselves.

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

Most people only pretend to care. They'll log into every social media platform and complain about it while also sharing every detail of their lives. 😅

[@krownedklown420klik9]

💯, I'm already down to just KZbin.

[@magicmoon7162]

Right.. so many people will say "well I don't want the government tracking me" and then upload hour by hour of the trip out of state on Social Media.

[@juanreina4554]

This won't protect no children, don't let these polititions hoodwink you. Parents should be parents, and governments should never be parents. Fight for your freedom, fight the power!

[@capichinola1151]

The WEF has been talking about how they needed to "deal with freedom of speech on the internet"... here's them dealing with it

[@mrfalleo]

The internet is getting worse everyday. And everyday I wonder if, i should just quit and walk away from it. But the world needs it so much, these days and so you can't truly walk away.

[@kidcharlemagne1002]

We should. Reject modernity, return to nature.

[@SepticEmpire]

And that’s the worst part of it all. Like I’m just trying to kick back and move to the country and have a nice house and some land. But nah. If you ain’t on the internet you basically don’t exist.

[@cringemaki]

​@@SepticEmpire Ik this is off topic but where is your pfp from? Looks cool.

[@SepticEmpire]

@@cringemaki from an artist called telepurte. Idk if it was an image or a screenshot from one of their animation vids. I added the heart emoji and a filter to give it a more “sketch” look to it. Thanks btw. I also like yours too and would also like to know, if you still remember. Edit: never mind 😂 you are a real one. You deserve a sub for that and idc that you said no!

[@cringemaki]

@@SepticEmpire Oh yeah, I know Telepurte but I don't like them teasing us with their art like, bro, your stuff is almost close to NSFW and yet you don't draw that (or they do but I'm not aware of). About the pfp: I like to offer the source of stuff I use as PFP when possible, it's easy and it's free so why don't do it? About the sub: I just don't upload stuff neither I'm interested on doing YT, that's why I ask to not subscribe

[@codyarnold5478]

crazy idea maybe kids shouldn’t be online

[@Goro_Maj1ma]

crazy idea, maybe parents SHOULD parent their damn kids and keep them off the internet rather than the government.

[@DualSpiritsx]

“The hub” is already restricted where I am.. I downloaded a free vpn.. problem solved.. (I’m 18 so it’s legal..) I’m not giving my ID. social media is a bigger threat to kids than adult content. Metas platforms are easy to access as a kid. When I was underage I just knew to lie about my age when they ask- And I’ve experienced more harassment and was groomed via meta platforms than anywhere else online when I was underage. This act is actually dog water. It’s not about “child safety” it’s about controlling underage children’s views.. let parents choose.

[@Jfj456]

Just use something else rather than the hub. Or if you stopped watching,👍

[@Jfj456]

Who gives their ID💀

[@rizz0d]

social media has ruined the internet.

[@Whatisthisgremlin]

Y’all know that “I don’t feel safe” meme? Yeah this is the embodiment of that. But privacy invasion ain’t knew.

[@morphoknightmaster4500]

Trust me, this isn't news to anybody with a mindset of a super genius. Mutahar is basically acting like this is some end of the world prophecy with the type of language in this video.

[@Whatisthisgremlin]

@ I mean, ofc. But I’m just saying what it reminds me of & bros delivering it like it’s news.

[@morphoknightmaster4500]

@Whatisthisgremlin Sorry to break it to him, but this isn't news to anybody who's been online for a long time.

[@HerrPotet]

@@morphoknightmaster4500 How do I get a mindset like yourself, mister super genius?

[@verzeda]

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin

[@Brendakye2468]

I think I was 12 when I first installed a VPN on my computer and this was back in like 2010 where they weren't being advertised by every second KZbinr. I am so glad to see someone who doesn't just treat kids like they are too stupid to figure something pretty simple out...

[@Talthain]

Kids are extremely smart.

[@glomp7085]

The best way to explain how terrifying this is is to think of it like a parental control app. They are super easy to get through as a child. If you can get through that as a kid you can get through what's being put here.

[@enneaf1676]

Whoever said that it is old people and little kids that ruin life for the rest of us, is spot on

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

You know what also needs age restriction? Being a politician, so many people in the goverment are far to old to run countries anymore, they have no understanding of the current world, let alone society and the internet.

[@xlrbossshorts]

I'm tired of people whining about kids safety, just give kids their own internet and call it a day. Parents can seem to parent.

[@morphoknightmaster4500]

I'm just feeling indifferent, because I've been shown things that no longer surprises me.

[@Elc22]

That just sounds like Lord of the Flies...

[@andyfriederichsen]

That and there's far bigger problems like pr0n in school libraries. Of course, trying to fix that issue makes you a bigot sadly.

[@DavidSmith-cr7mb]

i think the issue is actually schools and education systems. (which leads to the DOE...)

[@PIZZAdayisback]

It becomes a problem when you extend this kind of censorship beyond school libraries and into regular people's homes. ​@@andyfriederichsen

[@jacobp.2024]

"THINK OF THE CHILDREN" But not their future, of course.

[@gamercreature2587]

Yeah I noticed that as soon as the children are adults they are forgotten about.

[@CeruleanHee-ho]

If the government really wanted to protect the children, they'd do something about the huge issue with school shootings here.

[@VERDICTInsanity]

One day someone will get arrested for having bad thoughts.

[@KyleEvra-15]

😂

[@BuddyIsGarbage]

Imagine being a 26yo with a baby face using “age verification AI. It’s just going to think you’re a minor and now you can’t use the internet.

[@Demi-Joker]

Exactly. I'm 21 and I have a baby face. Oh boy am I lucky I have stubble. But damn am I still not looking forward to this shit.

[@SoogySploogy]

I'm turning 22, but I'm Korean which means I essentially look like I'm 15... Yea, not excited for it.

[@blacksmithorange8906]

Meanwhile the racist, rugged-looking far-right conservative men who want to try to beat me up for my novel I worked hard on and either delete it or change it to fit their own caveman “HOO HOO HOO” agenda…and keep spewing their hatred.

[@zerologic7912]

What's really sickening is that by weakening user privacy protections you also undermine the privacy of children using the internet, which in the end puts them at MORE risk of all sorts of exploitation, NOT less.

[@NetflixForeign]

NO to Digital ID. I do NOT want being tracked around like that left and right. edit: The Intelligence Agencies thank your younger family members. They have been given plenty of information now to blackmail them or bribe them too if they end up in a position those agencies want to control.

[@MikeJones-m6r]

You already are.

[@NetflixForeign]

@@MikeJones-m6r Having cookies as such is not the same as one's id being in prominent display under a digital id.