Known as “Project 2029,” the liberal group was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Project 2025 to write a policy agenda for the next Democratic presidential nominee. The group reckons starting with online internet safety — which has widespread Democratic support — will help galvanize the party to address what it calls this generation’s “tobacco moment.”

The proposal also advocates for banning social media accounts for kids under 16 years old, adopting stronger default privacy protections, designing safer internet platforms, banning cell phones in schools (with exceptions), pushing for a smartphone-free childhood until age 14, banning surveillance advertising, and limiting data collection on children.

Another way to introduce Identity verification for using the internet

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    22 days ago

    AI companies are massively pushing this through lobbying as a method of parasitizing tech companies that are not as heavily invested in AI.

    This seems to be the only real world application for their overbuilt infrastructure which could survive the bubble popping, if they can get this entrenched before the bubble pops.

    I’m sure there are some think-tanks pushing this too, but they’re certainly being unusually quiet about that.