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[-] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

If that's been their goal for decades then there would be something written down to that effect. Policy statements, press releases, meeting minutes.... Got anything?

[-] jim3692@discuss.online 3 points 2 weeks ago

Of course there is no public evidence. It's just a very probable speculation that governments want to control the internet.

Back in the days of newspapers/radio/tv, governments had control as they could easily go after news outlets.

However, with internet, they lost this power. They have been trying hard to regain the power of controlling information. The latest success was masking moderation as child protection.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

There is a long history of proposed bills, and other legal maneuvers, to require ID for things like age verification, and other purposes, from around the world, dating back to the 90s. When COPPA was in the proposal state there was tons of discussion about ID requirements, it was ultimately struck down, but the conversation was being had.

I can remember this being discussed on CSPAN back when I was in high school, in the 90s.

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