Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock t his episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast They're calling it "age verification" and touting it as a measure to protect children. But, as is the case with most moral panics, the children are a pretext.
New laws are being implemented around the globe to require citizens to provide identification to use the internet , meaning anonymity is dying and the risk of being targeted for one's formerly-anonymous beliefs or "likes" are growing. This is a largely bipartisan effort that has the potential to lead to a Minority Report -style crackdown on "pre-crime" based on online expressions of belief.
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz is ringing the alarm bell. Will the public resist before it's too late ?
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