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Elizabeth Warren, Josh Hawley, Support Bill Calling For Online Digital ID Age Verification (reclaimthenet.org)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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If you were one of few pinning your hopes for Senator Elizabeth Warren to have your back as a user of the free internet – the latest legislative efforts she has been heavily backed might just burst your bubble.

The same goes for those who had the same hopes regarding the activities of Senator Josh Hawley. These two – a prominent Democrat, and a Republican of the same stature – have thrown their weight behind what’s known as the Kids Online Safety Act [PDF].

Online age verification through digital ID is one of its proposed provisions – a topic, and practice, at this point historically burdened with controversies regarding endangering internet users’ privacy and safety, while cynically asserting to be “solving” just the very problem.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

She might support this, or she might have signed onto it without reading the details

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She also supports other anti online freedom stuff, I think that's just her genuine position.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

She's just a blue fascist. We don't need to find excuses for her. Her actions say it all.

[–] Nastybutler 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She co-sponsored it, so I imagine she and her staff know full well what the details are

[–] Alexstarfire 1 points 1 year ago

You'd think so but I wouldn't bet on it. I still hold her accountable for her action though.