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   Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 17:50:59 JST Lauren Weinstein

   It appears that a lot of people don't understand the implications of laws like Utah's -- which will extend beyond the state, and be copied by many other states -- involving limits on children accessing social media. In order to prevent children from creating social media accounts by themselves, it is required that *ALL* adult users of social media be identified via government IDs. This is literally the beginning of Chinese-style control and tracking of ALL Internet usage here in the U.S. Nothing less.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 17:50:57 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     #Utah's social-media law threatens crucial civil liberties of...adults:

     "it is required that *ALL* adult users of social media be identified via government IDs. This is literally the beginning of Chinese-style control and tracking of ALL Internet usage here in the U.S..."

     This will be a blueprint for other #RedStates, says #CBS:

     "...Arkansas, Texas, Ohio and Louisiana, have similar proposals in the works, along with New Jersey. "

     https://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-law-social-media-apps-parental-consent/

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 18:24:38 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     UPDATE:
     #Utah's new media law has been revised

     (1/2)

     via
     KUER
     #BBC World Service

     "...Gov. #SpencerCox has approved an overhaul of social media laws meant to protect children as the state fends off multiple lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.

     Republican legislative leaders announced at the start of this year's 45-day work session that they would prioritize revising a pair of policies passed last year that imposed strict limits for children...

     https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2024-03-15/utah-overhauls-its-strict-social-media-laws

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 18:25:54 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     UPDATE:
     #Utah's new media law has been revised

     (2/2)

     ...wishing to access social media. Two bills signed this week by Cox 👉effectively repeal and replace those first-in-the-nation laws with language the sponsors say should hold up in court..."

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     Read on:
     https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2024-03-15/utah-overhauls-its-strict-social-media-laws

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:08:31 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

     @HistoPol No better.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:11:16 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     #USpol #Legal #LawFedi

     I'd say even worse for #democracy.
     The first one was clearly unconstitutional. This one has a better chance of passing that test.

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:21:42 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

     @HistoPol Anything that requires government IDs to access social media presents the same problem. If approved, they'll kill social media entirely. Would YOU provide your government ID to access social media, even if the third party said "oh yeah, secure, we don't keep records hahahah!" It's all about tracking, to eventually spread to all sites -- like in China.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:23:06 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     Exactly.
     Which is why, for instance I don't use any #X or #Meta apps/services.

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:25:22 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

     @HistoPol Eventually it will be any site that might contain content "inappropriate for children." Which is a VERY broad category indeed! Working as intended.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 01:29:16 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     The irony is that minors are often much more knowledgeable about "hacking" than adults.
     It probably often won't provide this "child-protection" benefit.

     And:
     Even if you managed to make your phone "childproof," it might simple get the access to say, porn, through the phone of an older sibling of a friend whose parents might not be as circumspect.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 02:23:56 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     @lauren

     I must've missed that.
     However, nice to see that we're on the same page of this.

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     Lauren Weinstein (lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 02:23:57 JST Lauren Weinstein

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

     @HistoPol Yes, I noted that in my longer essay a few days ago.

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     HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 02:25:52 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

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     • PandaChronicle 4 Harris &Walz

     @PandaChronicle

     Looking forward to it....potentially. 😉

     @lauren

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     PandaChronicle 4 Harris &Walz (pandachronicle@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Mar-2024 02:25:53 JST PandaChronicle 4 Harris &Walz

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     • HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴

     @lauren @HistoPol
     It's definitely my line in the sand. Of course, on the other hand, just think of all the free time I'd have with no more social media.