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How the American war on porn could change the way you use the internet (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Exactly. They want to know who is saying what, which is why they're making these services ask for ID. It's about control, and "protecting children" is the excuse.

It's the same reason they're trying to ban cryptocurrencies like Monero (private, non-traceable transactions), end-to-end encryption, copyright circumvention tech, etc. They want backdoors to access all the information under the guise of "security," but really it's about control.

Screw all of it. Resist at every turn, and hopefully they'll violate your rights so you can sue them (with help from groups like the ACLU) and force a policy reversal. That's the most effective tool we've got.