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?
        • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
          3·
          23 hours ago

          No, I stand by the entire modern “social media” paradigm is a net negative. The Internet was better when you had to look for the forums and groups related to your interests. The consolidation as a whole, regardless of ownership, is a negative. Doesn’t matter if it’s Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or the decentralized Fediverse options.

            • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
              2·
              22 hours ago

              I never said they disappeared.

              But with megalithic options available via modern social media, few people bother to look beyond those to find the niche areas of the Internet anymore.