I know I'm banging on the same drum here, but every website, every search engine, every private chat or e-mail server might potentially be a host for pornographic content. These laws are a recipe for requiring ID to access the internet at all. This isn't about protecting children: it's about stripping you of your anonymity, and the right needs to stop encouraging it.
I know I'm banging on the same drum here, but every website, every search engine, every private chat or e-mail server might potentially be a host for pornographic content. These laws are a recipe for requiring ID to access the internet at all. This isn't about protecting children: it's about stripping you of your anonymity, and the right needs to stop encouraging it.
Anyone on the internet who wants to know who you are is a predator.
This used to be common wisdom, but it has apparently been lost and needs to be recovered.
"Welcome to the internet, where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents."
"Never post any personal information on the internet."
"Assume everything posted on the internet could be a lie or a manipulation."
We used to hold these standards as, well, standard. The old ways of the internet.