Post #1324769
2026-03-11 09:01 UTC
the second issue i have with the zine: an approximate engagement with legislative politics.
the zine starts by falsely saying that the #DSA mandates age verification. it doesn't. it mandates that Very Large Online Platforms identify systemic risks to minors and take action to attenuate these risks. age verification is proposed as a means to keep minors "safe", but it's not part of the Regulation and it's highly criticized for being an actual risk itself: https://edri.org/our-work/policy-paper-age-verification-cant-childproof-the-internet/
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@catileptic@chaos.social 2026-03-11 09:01
the zine never mentions engagement in legislative politics as a way to resist the co-option of technology for surveillance and control once again, the "politics is dirty" narrative. by not even bothering to discuss meaningful engagement in legislative politics, the authors dismiss this as a tactic. not unique to this zine and sadly not unique in leftist circles (i speak as a person enthusiastically engaged with such circles) (5/12)