When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information
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I know this isn't the point, but like... Am I the only one who sees Perry the Platypus here?
What if all this internet was a net negative, anyway?
The Internet is a net positive.
Social Media is a net negative. A scourge on humanity.
corporate owned and centralized social media is a net negative.
No, I stand by the entire modern "social media" paradigm is a net negative. The Internet was better when you had to look for the forums and groups related to your interests. The consolidation as a whole, regardless of ownership, is a negative. Doesn't matter if it's Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, or the decentralized Fediverse options.
Specialized forums still exist.
I never said they disappeared.
But with megalithic options available via modern social media, few people bother to look beyond those to find the niche areas of the Internet anymore.