Now that the Online Safety Act has gone into effect, countless problems have begun to reveal themselves, and the absurd, disastrous outcome illustrates why we must work to avoid this age-verified future at all costs.
I guess the lingering question is where we draw the line through. Sure, today it’s reddit–a place many of us already dropped despite being our internet home for years. Will they start pressing other sites to comply with similar laws?
It also seems the stalwarts that refuse to comply are greatly outnumbered by those who will just accept the new rules in order to keep using their favorite meme site.
Fuck Reddit, for sure. They may only be the first of many to be placed in this situation though.
This will be one of those things that changes the landscape slowly and unpredictably, but I’ve always seen the long curve of the internet as trending towards decentralisation in the long run. Give it another 25 years and you’ll be amazed how cyberpunk this ends up getting lol.
I guess the lingering question is where we draw the line through. Sure, today it’s reddit–a place many of us already dropped despite being our internet home for years. Will they start pressing other sites to comply with similar laws?
It also seems the stalwarts that refuse to comply are greatly outnumbered by those who will just accept the new rules in order to keep using their favorite meme site.
Fuck Reddit, for sure. They may only be the first of many to be placed in this situation though.
This will be one of those things that changes the landscape slowly and unpredictably, but I’ve always seen the long curve of the internet as trending towards decentralisation in the long run. Give it another 25 years and you’ll be amazed how cyberpunk this ends up getting lol.
Or I’m just full of cope. But we shall see.
Maybe this is how they kill social media for good and more power to them.