From Newsgroup: alt.2600

Age verification mandates will usher a new age of authoritarianism the likes of which has never before been possible.

En masse Internet ID verification is hurling towards us with the speed and force
of a planet killing asteroid. The impact will annihilate the open web as we know
it and mandate an absolute authoritarian state where not only are you always under surveillance rCo but yourCOll always have to seek permission to access an ever
expanding list of forbidden media.

The rCLI have nothing to hiderCY crowd is telling you rCLdonrCOt look up!rCY, rCLthere is
nothing to see hererCY, rCLthis is all for your safety and the good of the childrenrCY. So when we say: rCLno, this is a problem, this is authoritarianrCY, itrCOs
us who are framed as the bad guys for wanting to protect our privacy and freedom
of information. Under the guise of protecting children, rCLthe nothing to hiderCY-ers will now make it so that anytime you want to read a book, listen to a
song, watch a movie or play a video game, they will create a permanent record of
who accessed exactly what and when for an indefinite amount of time in databases
outside of your control.

TheyrCOll tell you thatrCOs not what this is for, but they also used to tell us mass
surveillance was only to fight terrorism and nothing else. Oh, how the goalpost has moved in only two decades.

SOURCES [references available in the transcript: patreon.com/posts/age-verification-136942914]
[0] newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-internet-wants-to-check-your-id [1] nymag.com/intelligencer/article/age-verification-is-coming-for-the-whole-internet.html
[2] eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/no-uks-online-safety-act-doesnt-make-children-safer-online
[3] theverge.com/report/714402/uk-age-verification-bypass-death-stranding-reddit-discord
[4] wired.com/story/the-age-checked-internet-has-arrived
[5] 404media.co/spotify-uk-age-check-verification-yoti
[6] pcmag.com/news/elon-musk-confirms-x-is-working-to-fix-due-to-local-laws-bug [7] 404media.co/uk-users-need-to-post-selfie-or-photo-id-to-view-reddits-r-israelcrimes-r-ukrainewarfootage
[8] scotusblog.com/2025/06/court-allows-texas-law-on-age-verification-for-pornography-sites
[9] 404media.co/pornhub-is-now-blocked-in-almost-all-of-the-u-s-south
[10] wired.com/story/the-uks-controversial-online-safety-act-is-now-law
[11] nytimes.com/2021/10/27/technology/internet-age-check-proof.html
[12] theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/22/social-media-bans-for-teens-australia-has-passed-one-should-other-countries-follow-suit
[13] legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/pdfs/ukpga_20230050_en.pdf
[14] bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq7ye3q2zwo
[15] nytimes.com/2021/10/27/technology/internet-age-check-proof.html
[16] bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65388255
[17] bbc.com/news/articles/cn72ydj70g5o
[18] cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mobile-communications-best-practices.pdf
[19] britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/The-rise-of-organized-labor-and-mass-protests

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