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Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For Smaller Platforms (www.eff.org)
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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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[–] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What if the platform you use with your relatives suddenly requires this?

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago

I will stop using it of course. There is a price to pay for not being affected by this. Its not going to be free.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I personally don't use Instagram already, no need to wait for age verification.

WhatsApp is the one I can't skip yet, but it they force this shit I'm out.

[–] Dalraz@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

May I suggest using Signal messenger over WhatsApp.

WhatsApp does use the Signal messaging protocol but I don't trust meta not to modify their implementation of it.

Signal is a privacy at all costs foundation.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I suggest to my friends and family, but they don't care. A few will use it, but for groups and such is basically dead

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's the one I am fearing, the enshitification of Whatsapp, I think it already happened in some countries.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I've never used WhatsApp and never will. My friends and family can contact me through a number of other ways, and I'm introverted enough that it won't bother me too much if they don't.