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Is 4chan the perfect Pirate Bay poster child to justify wider UK site-blocking?

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361 points gloxkiqcza | 3 comments | 24 Aug 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dmitrygr ◴[24 Aug 25 17:25 UTC] No.45005981[source]▶
I look forward to the current us admin forcing the uk to very publicly walk this back. Their motivation will have nothing to do with defending free speech, but an enemy of my enemy IS my friend.
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krona ◴[24 Aug 25 17:43 UTC] No.45006127[source]▶
S.1748 - Kids Online Safety Act[1] is working its way through and as I understand it has fairly broad support.

There may be significant differences between KOSA and OSA in their implementation but they are the same in essence.

[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/174...

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thorncorona ◴[24 Aug 25 18:44 UTC] No.45006604[source]▶
Honestly from the summary this seems pretty.. reasonable?
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1. whatshisface ◴[24 Aug 25 18:57 UTC] No.45006701[source]▶
If the limitations on conducting A/B tests on people under 13 are enforced, you will need a driver's license to connect to the internet, and you will need to show it to every website.
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2. opan ◴[24 Aug 25 23:01 UTC] No.45008582[source]▶
Surely a state ID is enough, right? I know at least 3 legal adults in my circles alone without a driver's license, though I believe they all have either a state ID or permit. (Not that I support requiring any sort of meatspace identification for acting in cyberspace).
3. chmod775 ◴[25 Aug 25 01:36 UTC] No.45009402[source]▶
Companies don't need A/B tests to tell them that requiring a driver's license is going to hurt conversions more than no more A/B tests.