Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org,
The list of countries that want to “ban social media for children” (read: identity-gate internet access) just continues to grow and grow.
NEW - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), a former BlackRock chairman, wants to end the anonymity on the Internet: "I want to see real names."pic.twitter.com/sUjG7XIdrd
At least Merz is being somewhat honest about the intention –ending anonymity.
Meanwhile,Greeceis doing it to“protect democracy”…
NOW - Greece's PM says banning social media for minors and adolescents "goes hand in hand with a democratic responsibility" to ensure "that technology strengthens the public square rather than overwhelms us with disinformation and hate," and that if dialogue with big tech fails,…pic.twitter.com/qJ9shDiUYr
AndCanadais still clinging to the“protect kids”line:
Not to mentionFrance, Spain, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, and Slovenia [link].
Social media bans are the newest trend. Heads of state, likeMad Men-style 60s housewives, are seeing what their neighbors have and jealously demanding their own.
Not since the early days of Covid have our world leaders demonstrated such school-of-fish-like hivemind synchronization.
Source: ZeroHedge News
