Spain's Prime Minister Pushes for EU Plan to Rein in Social Media

[perihelions]

https://www.wsj.com/tech/spains-pm-pushes-for-eu-plan-to-rein-in-social-media-5eb16405

[johnneville]

https://archive.ph/BO5V2

[duringmath]

"no more anonymity"

Fighting perceived fascism with actual fascism.

[bdangubic → duringmath]

unfortunately there aren't many better ways to solve the absolute insanity of today's social media that identity proofing...

[Ekaros → bdangubic]

Total ban of them? Which for me sounds like preferable option.

[bdangubic → Ekaros]

I would love that personally - I quit all social media and my life has immeasurably improved! of course we know that ain’t happening

[krunck]

"The Spanish leader proposed replacing anonymity of users on social-media platforms with an “EU digital identity wallet,” allowing people to use nicknames but also enabling enforcement agencies to link those to their real identity if they commit any crimes. A digital identity wallet would also protect minors from accessing inappropriate content, he said."