General_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoBluesky is rolling out age verification in the UKwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkBluesky is rolling out age verification in the UKwww.theverge.comGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·20 hours agoPretty concerning that a “western democracy” is doing this, because it gives cover for the next one and the next one. It’s easy to say “oh I’ll just stop using such and such a service” but what happens when there are no more legal services to switch to?
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·32 minutes agoThe UK has been in lock step with the US in terms of moronic voters and stupid leaders. The UK is in Europe, but it’s closer to the morons in Texas than Switzerland.
Pretty concerning that a “western democracy” is doing this, because it gives cover for the next one and the next one.
It’s easy to say “oh I’ll just stop using such and such a service” but what happens when there are no more legal services to switch to?
The UK has been in lock step with the US in terms of moronic voters and stupid leaders.
The UK is in Europe, but it’s closer to the morons in Texas than Switzerland.