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[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why can it not be a simple "click here if you are over X age" button like it always has been? Where in the text of this new bill does it actually say more sophisticated checking is mandated?

[–] who@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You might want to read this:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/kids-act-would-require-age-checks-get-online

The bills explicitly requiring age checks were already rejected, so the powerful people who want to impose this invasive nonsense on everyone else are trying to do it implicitly, with this bill.

[–] refalo@programming.dev -2 points 1 week ago

I did read it, it doesn't answer my question.

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago

That's honor system. It doesn't work anymore, and surely daddy government doesn't want the honor system used.

They need something else entirely.