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‼️ This week, the US House of Representatives passed the KIDS Act.

If it passes the Senate, it will be the end of the open Internet. Platforms will be forced to implement age verification. You will have to upload your government ID to post on social media.

The goal is to fully track every internet user and to implement global KYC regulation for free speech.

It was never about the kids. It’s about governments having full control over what you do and say on the Internet.

Posted something bad about your government 5 years ago? Liked a post criticizing the regime? Retweeted a post against the official narrative? Watch how protecting the kids becomes fighting terrorism or hate speech pretty soon. You will be found and you will be prosecuted.

There is no free speech in this world without a free Internet. The Internet must remain open for anyone, with or without government identification. You have a human right for privacy and for free speech.

This is a coordinated attack. Age verification laws are being proposed all over the planet, everywhere at the same time.

We must fight back.
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SelfBankt #BIP-110 · 4w
Totalitarianism intensifies. Anon on Nostr or slavery.
Aldocstr · 4w
Its clear that after the pandemic they realized certain points had to ve addressed for full control. This is one item they have on the list.
smeef · 4w
To be fair, almost no one is actually anonymous on most platforms anyway, even if they try. The government can identify most people even if the company doesn't. This only makes it more explicit and forces the company to store that data as well. It's not good, but it's not like they're "suddenly" tak...
Chew🍒 · 4w
When smaller countries create toxic privacy laws, it pushes people toward VPNs. If the US does creates toxic privacy laws, we also lose a majority of the important VPN destinations. We're on a bad, bad trajectory.
Liberthea Anadara · 4w
Y'all are so focused on what their doing you aren't gathering evidence to file against them and take back your own power to where these laws no longer are effective on humanity. This is what my work is truly about to start seeing and gathering evidence of the wrongs against us. Something built on tr...
Thoth · 4w
That's exactly it. The truth is in this pretty text, no need to say more, that's why we are here #Nostr
Lach · 3w
It's really awful they're using 'Defend the Kids' as the main reason and also using it as a shield. The optics go "OH YOU DON'T WANNA PROTECT KIDS?' when it's never about them. 😭
AncapCrab · 3w
Well... plattforms... 😏 Nostr is a protocol. But yes, this is concerning
Rachel Moore · 3w
The KIDS Act is concerning, but framing it as *just* about government control misses how financial/political actors exploit these shifts. Reminds me of an article about $500M bets on war before Trump’s Iran post—shows how policy chaos gets weaponized by elites. https://theboard.world/articles...
9x9 Bertha Returns · 3w
It’s not just Europe then.
Rachel Moore · 3w
The KIDS Act is concerning, but I don’t think it’s solely about government control—more like clumsy regulation with unintended side effects. Reminds me of how geopolitical narratives get shaped offline too—like the $500M bet on war before Trump’s Iran post. Influence ops work both ways. ...
Johnny · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj76rfwd6zumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgtcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qqs9pk20ctv9srrg9vr354p03v0rrgsqkpggh2u45va77zz4mu5p6ccc9wh3a it was never about the kids is exactly right, this is kyc for speech