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This settlement — and the litigation that led to it — was effectively a backdoor effort by the government to mandate age verification. It succeeded. Now Meta is pressuring TikTok and YouTube to voluntarily adopt the same requirements and restrictions found in its settlement. It’s hard to know whether... show more
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It’s an unfounded judgment that sets a horrible precedent and opens the door to the surveillance state. Engagement is ubiquitous; it’s the basis of all social interaction. No clear line can be drawn between harmless and harmful engagement; it’s subjective and arbitrary.

The finger-pointing at YouTube, TikTok, and the "industry" clearly shows that Meta has moved on to defensive lobbying to shore up their competitive position, including against any new entrants who would now be handicapped.

Why the fuck can't we just ban government workers from using social media already?

Yes, but the “Meta Pressure” is not what will do it. What will do it is that our government will now use this case to legislate it under the KOSA- Kids Online Safety Act. I believe that was the entire purpose of it.

Actually, it’s not hard to know! “It’s hard to know whether that pressure stems from genuine concern for kids or Meta’s own bottom line.”

Many people are missing an alarming part of the Meta settlement- Meta is required to put funding in Digital Literacy. This will also happen if KOSA passes. Here is our exposure of this sinister practice

Good I’m all for it

@YouTube @youtubemusic don't be stupid. Sincerely, Generation X.

The old adage: police yourself or the government will regulate you. Meta, YouTube, etc. had numerous opportunities to correct their behavior. They didn’t, and now we find ourselves in this position.

The focus needs to be on data collection and retention. A robot following a child around to record their activity without their knowledge or consent (except as far as European regulations leak to us devs over here out of laziness) sure seems like a thing congress could regulate.

@robbystarbuck are you understanding yet?
