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Stop Killing The Internet: No Digital ID & No Age Verification | European Citizens' Initiative
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this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2026
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This initiative is just a smokescreen; it actually pushes things down the slippery slope.
Define "necessary". Define "by law". The pushers for proof-of-age already say it's anonymous – but it can't be.
do we sign it this way? it would just agree to doing nothing but with fancy words, wouldn't it?
It's surely important to spread an anti-misinformation campaign!