Wrongthink Detector and Filter in "Think About the Children" Clothing
It is not about "age verification", it's a Trojan horse for social control
Two months ago we wrote about "age verification" because there was lots of news and justified concern about it. There are even some pranks today (we saw several more). Tux Machines' community made a statement about this some days ago. Henrik Alexandersson, the Swedish blogger who writes a lot about Chat Control (surveillance disguised as "security") has asked, "Ålderskontroll eller åsiktskontroll?" (Age verification or opinion verification?)
Here is an automated translation:
Age restrictions on social media mean that everyone must identify themselves. This can also be used for censorship, blocking or selective information control – warn serious researchers .In my youth, the Social Democratic Women's League pushed for a ban on satellite dishes, so that people wouldn't get a lot of inappropriate information and stupid ideas.
Olof Palme personally led the fight against Radio Nord and Radio Syd. The broadcast monopoly had to be maintained at all costs. The youth had to put up with listening to state-approved music.
The printing press, newspapers, video players, blogs, social media... Those in power have always hated free information.
People can learn a lot of things that challenge the narrative. Or think it's wrong. Question and interfere. Which the authorities usually dislike.
The latest plan is to require you to identify yourself if you want to have an account on social media. They hope that if people know that you can find out who they are, they will tone down their criticism. I personally think that you are creating a pressure cooker if you try to put a lid on the social debate.
This all seems very plausible. Not many sites have covered this aspect. Remember the proposals of "Internet driving licence"? █
Image source: think of the children
