The Future of Free Speech
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"It's insane." The EU government has launched a new app that lets people verify their identities to use social media. In a @reason.com interview with @nickgillespie.bsky.social, @jkosseff.bsky.social asks: Would you really want to upload your ID to the government in order to post online?
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