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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • Age verification is ID verification. By requiring ID site owners effectively have a monopoly on the bot armies infesting reddit, YouTube, Facebook, etc. These armies aren’t going away. They are just getting smarter and more influential with AI.

    Everyone is focusing on the privacy aspect and glossing over the fact that these laws give Silicon Valley complete control over online discourse. They’ll know who exactly who you are and how best to manipulate you with their bots.









  • Uber: We just facilitate rides between our “independent contractors” and customers. We’re not liable for anything that happens

    Amazon: We just facilitate purchases between our “independent retailers” and customers. We’re not liable for anything that happens

    AirBnB: We just facilitate rentals between our “independent landlords” and customers. We’re not liable for anything that happens

    It’s nice to see the first steps in destroying this completely BS business model. Hopefully this can start a domino effect.