Okay, look. I get it. People want to keep kids safe online. That’s great. Seriously — no one wants 12-year-olds accidentally stumbling into… whatever dark corners the internet has. But now there’s this whole plan to make everyone upload their ID just to visit certain websites?? Um. Hello??? That’s not “safety,” that’s just creepy.
Like, imagine having to flash your government ID just to open a tab. Not even for something illegal — just for something that’s already legal for adults. It's giving "tech dystopia," not "healthy boundaries."
And let’s talk about the actual risk here. You're handing over your private info — name, birthday, probably your location — to who, exactly? Random third-party companies promising “super secure” systems? Cute. We’ve all seen the news. Data gets hacked all. the. time. Now it’s not just your password leaking — it’s what you were doing on that one website at 2AM. Yikes.
Also, no offense to lawmakers, but have y’all met a teenager? If you think this will magically stop underage kids from seeing things online, you clearly have never used TikTok, Reddit, or, like, the search bar. They’ll find workarounds in five minutes. Meanwhile, adults get stuck jumping through hoops just to access stuff they’re legally allowed to see.
And let’s not ignore the vibe shift happening here. First it’s adult sites. Then maybe it’s “mature” content on Instagram. Then it’s Twitter. Then it’s political blogs someone finds too “intense.” Once the internet has a built-in ID check, who decides what gets blocked next? It’s giving slippery slope, bestie.
There are way better ways to handle this. Hello, parental controls? Safe phones? Actual communication? Maybe let parents do some parenting instead of turning the internet into a giant locked room with security cameras.
Look, I’m not saying kids should have free access to everything. I’m just saying there’s a difference between protecting people and spying on them. This whole ID-for-internet plan feels less like “safety” and more like “control dressed up in a cardigan.”
So yeah — protect the kids, totally. But maybe don’t turn the internet into a snitch while you’re at it.
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