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Comment by yyny | original | California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
[−]yyny · 2026-08-30 Sun 09:17 UTC · link
Privacy laws don't prevent foreign entities from influencing elections and making children addicted.
[−]gonzalohm · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:21 UTC · link
And age verification prevents influencing elections, how?
[−]rbbydotdev · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:50 UTC · link
Cambridge Analytica? The addictions are from these free platforms which do so to harvest your data
[−]AlienRobot · 2026-08-30 Sun 15:03 UTC · link
This is a reach. Children can't vote. If that was a real concern you would be banning adults from social media.