Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all? This is particularly a problem when users are required to prove their age with identity documents.

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              You do realize that a significant amount of laws that apply to the population don’t apply to politicians and the ultra wealthy, right?

              It’s currently one of the biggest societal issues on the planet.

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                The point of this comment thread is not about who can get away with it. That’s not up for debate.

                The only point I have made is: the wealthy have no more power to hide their online activities than you or I do

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            I’m not debating a straw man argument

            It’s not about “getting away with it” - my point is I can mask my online activity as well or better than anyone with endless funds

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      billionaires don’t even pay taxes lol

      this is and always will be “rules for thee but not for me” type shit