[kklisura]

Maybe dang doesn't want it, but his boss definitely wants it.

Garry Tan, president & CEO of YC, on Flock support: "You're thinking Chinese surveillance US-based surveillance helps victims and prevents more victims" [1]

The tech/VC people want it, because that's where the money will be.

[1] https://x.com/garrytan/status/1963310592615485955

[kklisura]

"Anthropic to require age verification via Persona" [1]

Oh Persona is also used on Reddit [2].

Persona.

A YC backed company.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48628264

[2] https://help.withpersona.com/articles/7F6BaF9h8Fxf0XWkwQscXN...

[tough]

A Vibes backed company too, it seems.[1]

[1] https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verificat...

[elektronika]

Right, it's dystopian if they do it, but utopian if we do. If anything I'd trust Chinese surveillance more. It's accountable to the government not the whims of profit motive and private individuals.

[egorfine]

This is new to me. Very sad.