Senate KIDS Act age-verification requirements for 4chan
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Key claims
- A Senate bill under recess would mandate age verification on 4chan via credit card payment, raising concerns about administrative collusion.
- User frustrated by repeated connection verification prompts despite stable IP, browser security settings, and cookies persisting.
- Question about what happens when a user verifies their email address on 4chan.
- The KIDS Act has passed the House and would mandate identity verification, potentially disrupting the internet.
Volume over time
Peak 1 mentions/hour · 5 hourly buckets
Source threads (5)
Every thread this story was extracted from, with live and archive links so the evidence is verifiable.
- /g/109195297 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 76 replies The KIDS Act has passed the House and would mandate identity verification, potentially disrupting the internet.
- /g/109185547 ↗ live · archive neutral evergreen 41 replies Question about what happens when a user verifies their email address on 4chan.
- /pol/538246318 ↗ live · archive neutral breaking 155 replies 4chan may require age verification via credit card if KIDS Act legislation passes Senate.
- /g/109172820 ↗ live · archive alarmed breaking 327 replies A Senate bill under recess would mandate age verification on 4chan via credit card payment, raising concerns about administrative collusion.
- /g/109178057 ↗ live · archive alarmed evergreen 1 replies User frustrated by repeated connection verification prompts despite stable IP, browser security settings, and cookies persisting.
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