Gavin lost me when he promoted the age verification law. “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I can see it being implemented in ways that would negate the government needing a warrant to find the identity of someone voicing an opinion the administration doesn’t like. Additionally, imagine how disruptive it is to have a blanket ban from Google or Microsoft for whatever reason. Now expand that so that one agency can lock you out of pretty much everything.
Inversely a customer opt-in by parents to restrict their own internet connections access is targeted and empowers parents into deciding what they let their children access. Reality is that the teenagers will figure out a way around it, but that is true of a national age verification system.
Gavin lost me when he promoted the age verification law. “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I can see it being implemented in ways that would negate the government needing a warrant to find the identity of someone voicing an opinion the administration doesn’t like. Additionally, imagine how disruptive it is to have a blanket ban from Google or Microsoft for whatever reason. Now expand that so that one agency can lock you out of pretty much everything.
Inversely a customer opt-in by parents to restrict their own internet connections access is targeted and empowers parents into deciding what they let their children access. Reality is that the teenagers will figure out a way around it, but that is true of a national age verification system.