Oh wow these new laws are something else… pr0n is gated behind age verification in Texas and under-18s are now barred from having social media accounts without parental permission in Utah. I’m still trying to work out what the latest with KOSA is
It seems like something that might not affect all of us, but the thing is that many sites are hosted in America and subject to US law. And the material being gunned for also includes anything to do with LGBTIA+, sexual health information, or seeking terminations.
So there’s the possibility that even if you’re not a citizen you may be asked to provide ID to use American social media or general websites. Or the owners may try to scrub the site of that information/certain users.
I was aware of this stuff being fought but now it’s slowly starting to go into effect.
Edit: Yikes. Mental health resources/information and political information could be targeted as well
Online is being legislated again
Oh wow these new laws are something else… pr0n is gated behind age verification in Texas and under-18s are now barred from having social media accounts without parental permission in Utah. I’m still trying to work out what the latest with KOSA is
It seems like something that might not affect all of us, but the thing is that many sites are hosted in America and subject to US law. And the material being gunned for also includes anything to do with LGBTIA+, sexual health information, or seeking terminations.
So there’s the possibility that even if you’re not a citizen you may be asked to provide ID to use American social media or general websites. Or the owners may try to scrub the site of that information/certain users.
I was aware of this stuff being fought but now it’s slowly starting to go into effect.
Edit: Yikes. Mental health resources/information and political information could be targeted as well