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Canada wants to join the age verification bandwagon and censor the internet with Bill C-34 (ca.news.yahoo.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 95 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Because it de facto requires everyone using the internet to provide their identity, which is something that gives authoritarian types a huge boner. Once there is no such thing as anonymous discourse, it becomes trivial to target/arrest/harass/brutalize dissenters or indeed anyone the current regime simply doesn't like.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago

    This amount of surveillance has a really disturbing track record in history. So assuming any politician backing this must be a fascist at heart is the correct approach. These politicians should not be in any position to make any of these decisions. They can't represent democracy when they declare themselves the enemies of it.

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