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Goodbye device ownership, and the last vestiges of free speech will die with this bill as well. (www.govtrack.us)
submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf to c/technology@lemmy.world
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So, OS-level age-gating is going federal, which will effectively kill your rights to device ownership and what's left of free speech and expression.

Enjoy your free speech while you still have it because this is a clear attempt to erase that right.

SOPA never died, it just went into hiding until time to reemerge, and now's that time, this is basically SOPA in a save the kids trenchcoat.

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[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 86 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Or a parent could, I don't know, just parent their own kids instead of expecting the government to.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

This has absolutely nothing to do with kids

[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 15 points 6 hours ago

I got so many downvotes last time I suggested this, it was just comical to me how many people get pissed at the implication that they aren't watching their kids, while not watching their kids.

[–] lando55@lemmy.zip 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Why not both?

I fully expect the government to pull this shit, but I'll parent my kids not to tolerate it.

[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

The government is there to give us the tools to parent our kids, not to actually parent them. Give us free and open internet, but have training on how to be a diligent parent.