| ▲ | gzread 3 hours ago |
| The point of having a state at all is to create a framework where people are set up to succeed. |
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| ▲ | heavyset_go 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Everyone shouldn't have to lose their privacy just because you're too lazy to use parental controls or give your kids devices that are made for children. |
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| ▲ | gzread 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Entering your child's age when you create their user account is a loss of privacy? | | |
| ▲ | PeterisP 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | The current bills (e.g. NY one at https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8102/amendm... ) require age assurance that goes beyond mere assertions, so when creating your (adult) user account it would be required to give away your privacy to prove your age - if you can't implement a way for anonymous/pseudonymous people to verify that they indeed are adults (and not kids claiming to be so), these bills prohibit you to manufacture internet-connected systems that can be used by anonymous/pseudonymous users. | | |
| ▲ | gzread an hour ago | parent [-] | | We are also talking about the Illinois one, which doesn't do that |
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| ▲ | _heimdall 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Where exactly are you getting that goal of a state from? Maybe that's one of the goals today, historically I don't think it was anywhere on the list. |
