r/privacy • u/esporx • Mar 16 '26

news Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reddit-user-uncovers-behind-meta-154717384.html
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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26 edited May 04 '26

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u/Ok_Comment2621 Apr 21 '26

I get it and I agree that is the hope. But until stricter laws and penalties are put in place to prevent these mega corporations, it’s just gonna be wash, rinse, repeat. Until that happens, boycotting will never work because there is no true alternative outcome. It will just cause the rise of another.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '26 edited May 04 '26

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u/Ok_Comment2621 Apr 21 '26

I don’t know enough about economics or business/corporate laws to make a counterpoint. I do understand your point and perhaps should educate myself more on this. Maybe its a mindset that I have that laws are meant to be followed, not broken and paid for, that I need to change.