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In reply to the discussion: New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages [View all]angrychair
(12,367 posts)Are you currently uploading an image of your state or federal identification? Because they is what they mean.
You are not just pressing a button that says "I'm over 21" you are uniquely identifying yourself and where you go and what you say on the Internet is ties to you.
As it stands, the government is currently trying to force Reddit to reveal the identity of a poster because he was critical of (frozen water) and they consider that a crime.
If this was already law they would just know who the person is and can then go arrest people who are critical of them.
This website would die overnight. They could just come are you if you are critical of the government or corporation that is favored by the government.
It is incredibly dramatic invasion of privacy and chilling of free speech and free association.