By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026It's a weird coalition of anti-Big Tech campaigners (who are rightly angry at the platforms' callous disregard for user welfare) and Heritage Foundation-backed culture warriors (who think that if their kids aren't exposed to LGBTQ content they won't come out as queer). 3/ 1456
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026While there's plenty these groups disagree about, they share one consensus: there should be a "minimum age" for certain kinds of internet use. 4/ 1313
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/06/2026Problem is, there's no such thing as internet "age verification." What we call "age verification" is actually *mass surveillance*, so invasive and pervasive it makes the ad-tech industry's surveillance look like some kind of cypherpunk darknet pirate utopia: pluralistic.net/2025/08/14/b... 5/pluralistic.netPluralistic: “Privacy preserving age verification” is bullshit (14 Aug 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 214082