Well, yes, but also considered that many companies are just implementing invasive identification practices anyway. Discord is just the most recent. It seems to have the added benefit of being an added barrier to market entry for their competitors.
…and out right kills some of those competitors who’s business model depends ds on privacy.
We’re starting to see more and more of this. These tech companies that used to be innovators and favor a somewhat open internet aren’t building for innovation and communication. They’re building dependence.
Between Google, Meta, and Microsoft the average user is being locked into a digital gilded cage. Policed by AI with no heavy censorship and no ownership of data.
Yes this law was defeated but the fight is endless, and right now we need to be watching big tech as much as lawmakers.
Why is it that they’re always exactly where you need to be too? Or, you try to hit an empty store aisle at 2:00 on a Tuesday to get your barings and suddenly, there’s 6 people all around you on opposite sides, trapping you in the middle.