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EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification che…

Full title: EU’s new social media child protection rules to require all social media accounts to produce state ID - Leaked documents suggest that some existing accounts will also be subject to identification checks

www.independent.ie/business/eus-new-social-media-child-protection-rules-to-require-all-social-media-accounts-to-produce-state-id/a/161556431.html

Replying to @⁨Lysergid@lemmy.ml⁩

It’s not just about business use, but citizen access to content. I looked it up and this is the stage it’s at now gizmodo.com/the-first-us-law-targeting-vpn-use-ta…

The new law is narrow. VPN companies say they can’t do it. Fines for businesses that don’t are real. It’s all a little strange.

Very few people will set up their own business or technical venture, though. That’s enough to have a chilling effect.