Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all? This is particularly a problem when users are required to prove their age with identity documents.
That’s the fun part - they don’t! There are no special
1s nor0sbillionaires don’t even pay taxes lol
this is and always will be “rules for thee but not for me” type shit
They can just pay to use someone else’s identity.
So can you? I still fail to see the moat
No you can’t, because you don’t have the money.
Still makes no sense to me. You’ve failed to make a convincing argument.
You do realize that a significant amount of laws that apply to the population don’t apply to politicians and the ultra wealthy, right?
It’s currently one of the biggest societal issues on the planet.
The point of this comment thread is not about who can get away with it. That’s not up for debate.
The only point I have made is: the wealthy have no more power to hide their online activities than you or I do
Yes, it is. The statement was that they would be beholden to the same age verification requirements that we would.
What people have been trying to tell you is that your assumption isn’t backed by precedent.
You can argue whatever you like, but that’s not what was being discussed. Maybe start a new thread?
I can also run over someone with my car. They can get away with it.
I’m not debating a straw man argument
It’s not about “getting away with it” - my point is I can mask my online activity as well or better than anyone with endless funds
For now. But we’re not talking about the status quo; we’re talking about a future with comprehensive age verification schemes that render all your current masking tactics impossible or illegal.
I’m talking about today. Illegality has no bearing on possibility, which is the only point I have argued for