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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms (www.eff.org)
submitted 2 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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This consolidation of power is a dream come true for the Big Tech platforms, but it’s a nightmare for users. While the megacorporations get more traffic and a whole lot more user data (read: profit), users are left with far fewer community options and a bland, corporate surveillance machine instead of a vibrant public sphere. The internet we all fell in love with is a diverse and colorful place, full of innovation, connection, and unique opportunities for self-expression. That internet—our internet—is worth defending.

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[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (7 children)

But what if they put porn behind a id wall.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago

I don't think porn sites in other countries care about our laws.

[–] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I plain feel sorry for the service that attempts to get between people and their porn.

[–] hisao@ani.social 11 points 2 days ago

More people gonna get their porn from darknet. And discover its wider selection of genres...

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 7 points 2 days ago

There's no shortage of other ways to get it for an enterprising person, maybe a few extra clicks once you know where to go. That's likely one of the goals though, whitewashing the internet. It's such a massive business though, but maybe very fractured and independent.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Gay-torrents is still around. Though they really need to set up an i2p instance too.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

People just go to the porn sites that aren't hosted in a jurisdiction that requires ID verification and the ID verifying platforms lose traffic or people use VPNs.