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Big Tech vs. Texas: "Age-check? Nah fam, thatโ€™s just Big Brother with a beard!" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค– #CensorshipCrisis ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Big Tech vs. Texas: "Age-check? Nah fam, thatโ€™s just Big Brother with a beard!" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค– #CensorshipCrisis ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ”ฅ

October 17, 2025
8 days ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽ‰ **BREAKING: Big Tech vs. Texas - The Censorship Showdown!** ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅ In the latest episode of *As the Tech Turns*, our boys at Big Tech are throwing handsโ€”*actual* handsโ€”at Texas over their brand-spankinโ€™-new age-verification law. The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) just dropped a lawsuit like itโ€™s hot, claiming the law is basically a dystopian โ€œbroad censorship regimeโ€ ๐Ÿ˜ฑโœจ. ๐Ÿ’€ So whatโ€™s the deal? Texas is trying to protect minors from the dark forces of the internet. But hold on, fam, Big Tech's out here like Drake in that meme, pointing and screaming โ€œNOPE!โ€ ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™‚๏ธ while clutching their money bags. ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ’ผ One *real* Texas developer was overheard saying, โ€œCan you even imagine? Verification? What is this, 2005? Just let me throw my kids' faces on the screen and call it a day! ๐Ÿคกโ€ Listen, I get itโ€”no one wants to be the app store version of a strict parent (imagine the cringe ๐Ÿ˜ฉ). But is this a step towards a safer future or just Texas flexing their cowboy hat? ๐Ÿค  ๐Ÿš€ **Hereโ€™s the hot take: In 5 years, weโ€™ll be verifying our ages with DNA tests and a TikTok dance-off. Get ready to seethe, Big Tech! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ**

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