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Hey everyone! Texas just rolled out it's age verification so if you're suddenly missing a bunch of TX friends, it's because their email verification is busted :) Currently using an adblock workaround for it until this also goes :)

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Oh, no worries! I meant that for the chatbots causing people to develop AI-psychosis and take their own lives (or the lives of others!). But after elaborating on it below, I've come to realize each of these things are incredibly life-threatening in their own ways.

Screenshot of my response.
"Mandatory ID verification imposed by the government is surveillance, which threatens everyone in the country but most of all threatens the safety of minorities who are most likely to be unfairly scrutinized and discriminated against.
   (People are being jailed for peacefully protesting the UK's complicity in genocide, for example.  Most authorities are not known for being gentle with their prisoners - and the abuse prisoners face should not to be overlooked either.)

   ID data leaks pose a threat to financial security and credit ratings.  This happens regularly, unfortunately, and is already a big problem but with face-scans and whole ID cards in the picture, it makes the bigger risk of identity fraud and blackmail all the more pressing a concern.
   Most populations already struggle with poverty, job security and stable housing - so I think it's reasonable to view this as a threat to life too.  (Notable ID data leak: the Discord ID leak in October 2025.)

   There have been numerous cases of vulnerable people substituting relationships with chatbots, deteriorating mentally and sadly taking their own lives.  It's a depressing reality but people in need of communities and friendships are instead falling victim to their own isolation.
   This problem is worsened by ID verification because it's cutting off real relationships, something that leaves people much more vulnerable and isolated as they grieve it's absence.

(I've no interest in chatbots but I'm a hermit who struggles with isolation already, even before ID verification laws started revoking access online.  It's a thing that disadvantages us all but disabled people especially so.  And there's a push being made to do the ID checks at the operating-system level, which is downright absurd and evil.)"