A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all. The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and other app marketplaces to confirm user age when a person creates an Apple Account. Apple Accounts for users under 18 would need to join a Family Sharing group, with new controls available for parents and restrictions for minors.
I would prefer for parents and myself included to be able to pick and choose what’s best for their own children. (Using current technology, such as local parental controls on home routers)
I do not support “digital IDs” and by extension governments with corporations collecting and or processing this data in anyway, or tracking me or my children in anyway.
What I would support is local governments creating a system/group to “curate the internet” similar to how librarians curate books. Classify websites into listed based on certain criteria, and then provide this list for parents to whitelists on a home router. No need to check IDs or scan faces and the end goal of “protecting the children” would be achieved.
Sure, then why regulate cigarettes and drugs? Just let braindead parents regulate their children’s access. No more invasive ID laws.
Cigarettes harm third parties via second hand smoke. Gacha games don’t brain rot the person sitting next to you.
Access to social media is far, far more dangerous to society than cigarettes. What a laughable comparison. I couldn’t care less if you’re high. That doesn’t affect me. It does affect me if you’re radicalized on Twitter, TikTok, or YouTube and voting for Trump.
40% of Americans don’t believe in vaccines. How do you reckon they reached this conclusion? While science skepticism keeps rising, all in virtue of social media.
54% of Americans can’t read. ACT/SAT data for college-bound seniors indicates that the next generation is even dumber than boomers, who had severe lead poisoning. Contemplate this fact for a second and tell me again how these drooling imbeciles need to have their access to Joe Rogan protected.
Gacha games are like whippets. Why would you let children have access to this shit? What is the upside here?