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10. AFAICT, adult-only sites identify themselves as such, and parents can apply filters on computers/routers.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:56 PM
11 hrs ago

Two big points.

1. ID is overkill. It can and will be used to out "undesirable" people, where the government decides who is undesirable.

The Nazi Party: IBM & "Death's Calculator"

by Edwin Black
https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/IBM.html

Data is control.



2. Who decides what is "adult" and then "allowed"? The government of course, the one that's banning LBGTQ+ books and killing LBGTQ+ people for fun.

No way going down this path.

Here's my solution.

Pose a tough computer science problem.
If one can solve it, they're under 18.
If they can't, they're over 18.

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How did I manage this with my own kid?
Trust.

Stated what's off limits, and got cooperation.

Like I implied. Kids will find a way.
And if not, I'll help them.
Midnight Computer supply.

And BY THE WAY, if it's content, you don't need an internet for content.

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