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age verfication in linux is shady (quokk.au)

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[–] Atlas_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a bellwether for compulsory identity verification.

I don't think anyone should go after this guy personally, but I'd really hope that the people working on my OS care like I do about my rights and freedoms.

[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/slippery-slope

Nothing about this is in any way a restriction on your rights and freedoms.

[–] Atlas_@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/the-fallacy-fallacy

Furthermore, this isn't even the fallacy you claim. I'm making a statement about the intentions of the people pushing these laws. Which are actually known - It's mostly Meta, and their intentions are pretty clear: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/