The article also says:

After graduating from university in the early 1990s

Yeah. Out of touch old person not getting how important the Internet is for young people and their happiness and social development. Can we get people like that out of positions of power finally please?

The purpose of nearly all Internet regulations is to make sure only the largest, richest tech companies in the world can comply with them and survive.

https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence is a 30-year-old document, but absolutely still relevant and utopian.

The petition was introduced before that specific law was actually presented to the public, so doesn’t mention the specifics, is only generally about age verification.

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