'Major step forward': French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260721-french-lawmakers-expected-to-pass-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15

However you look at it age verification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.

We've seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.

What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it's happening in 20+ countries in parallel.

It's like they're all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.

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hneerqe@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 34d (2 replies)

They all agree to use children, in a guise to protect them. Projection much?

madeindex@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 34d

100/100 Absolutely! The projection part goes even further:

https://lemmy.world/post/49717026

https://mastodon.social/@madeindex/116503944072899687

madeindex@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 34d

"For four months, all of us in France will have to prove our age," she told journalists.