@nocci @Tutanota I hear you and yes I understand your stance very much.

It is important in times like these to retain a sense of unity even if we have somewhat different ways to call out and deal with the dangerous, undemocratic powers we face.

@nocci @Tutanota

The web is too big in 2026. Controlling it is not much different to controlling what goes on in the streets.

We've already heard rumors of the UK government using these "web ID checks" to censor wikipedia and news/posts regarding #Palestine and #israel

This IS how it starts, it's just on the digital space now.

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@nocci @Tutanota

I appreciate the well-put reply but I have to say I humbly and respectfully disagree with the "trivializing of genocide" angle.

Didn't genocide and fascism start with control? ID Checks and marks on people's arms, and monitoring and "removal" of opinions different to the state's? First peacefully, with some half-reasonable excuse "immigrants/<others> threaten our quality-of-life" and then violent suppression.

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@nocci @Tutanota Why is it inappropriate..? Genuine question.

The similarity seems intentional to highlight that forms of control like this lead to government overreach and authoritarianism or even fascism.

@ToniMassari @Tutanota Monitoring the internet access of minors can be easily achieved by enabling parents to do so eg via government backed online tutorials and mandatory features like no-data SIM cards and modem parental controls for Internet service providers.

Asking for an ID to be shared every time someone visits an adult website is both ineffective and overly controlling. Not to mention UK politicians have already admitted it's also about controlling adults, not just children.