Context: UK passed this online safety act thing a few days ago (source) where you have to verify your age on sites that might contain nsfw content and the checks involve stuff like uploading a photo of your face, ID or even your passport. if anything it’s just making people more unsafe (look what happened with the Tea app which required similar verification (source)). ain’t gonna dox myself to the government/companies and it’s easily circumvented using TOR lol. fuck da system🤘
There are plenty of options for blocking unwanted material from kids.
This is a leap towards removing any anonymity or privacy online so you can be punished for wrongthink - there is nothing here which helps protect children any better than what was already in place.
We should always be wary of laws being passed in the name of “protecting the children”, because often they are used to justify government overreach, censorship, and good old fashioned authoritarianism.
Parents should educate themselves on how to curate a healthy online experience for their child, and I dare say maybe don’t shove in iPad in their face from being a baby just to keep them quiet.