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It's the opposite. This is for mass surveillance. Politicians love control and silencing anon Twitter critics.

> This is for mass surveillance

Source:

Here

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772459

They asked you for the source of a claim you in a comment above.

Posting a link to that very same comment is not a link to a source.

How is all the tracking we have today not already sufficient for mass surveillance? What does age verification add if the goal is just more surveillance?

All Internet users will be verified. No going online without a government issued id. It's not about verifying the age.

I hate to say it and it's not the future we all wanted, but as long as social media can be weaponized by foreign powers, the only solution is verifying internet users. It's inevitable.

I doubt it's the only option, just one with benefits to those with interest to censor and control others. I imagine some more tweaks in the algorithms could do quite a bit.

> no people in government with basic computer literacy? There are a few. See Wyden, Markey.

Where does this bill say it applies in that situation?