[stefek99]

> Our understanding is that much of this activity, which is critical to protecting children and fighting terrorism, will no longer be possible if Facebook implements its proposals as planned.

Here is some legislation from 2000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Po...

> Critics claim that the spectres of terrorism, internet crime and paedophilia were used to push the act through and that there was little substantive debate in the House of Commons.

20 years in life of internet is a lot. Same arguments. Remarkable.

[ekianjo]

This predates the age of the Internet by millenia. Almost every politician in History appeals to children to drive their policies or block their opponents'.

[throwawaylolx]

How? Childhood is a rather modern concept and child labour exploitation peaked just a few centuries ago during the Industrial Revolution.

What historical events and periods are you referring to in the past millenia?

[leetcrew]

corrupting the youth was one of the charges against Socrates made by essentially political opponents.

[JoeAltmaier]

Which, incidentally, he was undoubtedly guilty of. By putting all sorts of notions into their heads.

[leetcrew]

from the perspective of a contemporary Athenian, yes, he did say things that were incompatible with the state religion. I don't think a modern reader necessarily has to agree that that's "corrupting the youth". the Athenians also probably didn't care very much about this anyway. the charge was literally true, but it was also bullshit because none of the accusers actually cared about any of the offenses they were charging him with. what they actually cared about was that he had humiliated them in public on many occasions and his association with (though not outright involvement in) the reign of the thirty tyrants.

so actually fairly analogous!