Here we go again, everyone. Another far-right state lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring age verification in order to access porn sites from within state limits. This time it is Tennessee state…

Another State Lawmaker Wants To Criminalize Porn Through Age Verification::Here we go again, everyone. Another far-right state lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring age verification in order to access porn sites from within state limits. This time it is Tennessee state Rep. Patsy Hazlewood who introduced yet another extreme age verification proposal that essentially makes it a crime to own a legally operating porn…

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    1 year ago

    Yes, you’re describing the modern internet. Large swathes of content are locked behind a sign-in now: Facebook / Instagram (anything Meta), twitter/X, Discord, even most news sites are putting paywalls up.

    I think there will be another internet available only by using other protocols but it will be forever looked down upon and payment providers will not service any monetisation there.

    You mean like this platform? The one that is slightly more complicated to sign up for and thus is entirely off of the average person’s radar? I haven’t seen much in the way of profit motive on anything in the fediverse, and maybe it will stay that way for a while, but without the level of user tracking that is available on other platforms, it is likely that ad revenue is off the table.