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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

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  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    How about we remove the dangers to children who are in congress or other parts of the government, before we use it as a scapegoat to take away privacy rights?

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  • Sibbo@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t think whatever congress this is can decide that.

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    • CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Today, a package of a dozen “child online safety” bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

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