Spy on Everyone to Protect the Children: Flock, Social Media Bans, & Disguised Cameras
A Texas town council member throws a public tantrum after his city votes to cancel its Flock contract, and the resulting "Bandera Declaration of Digital Independence" is as unhinged as it sounds. Zach and Elizabeth break down the logical fallacies packed into one man's attempt to equate mass license plate surveillance with your personal Ring doorbell. Then, the UK's proposed social media ban for under-16s sounds like it's about protecting kids, and that's exactly the point. Underneath the "think of the children" framing is a system that will require age verification, facial recognition, and…
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