#Congress Wants To Hand Your #Parenting to #BigTech
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/congress-wants-hand-your-parenting-big-tech
#AgeVerification
EFF is against age gating and #AgeVerification mandates. But mandates are already in effect, and every day many people are asked to verify their age across the web, despite sensitive data getting leaked.
So you have hit an age gate, what now? Via @eff.org@bsky.brid.gy on #privacy
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Engadget: TikTok tightens age verification across Europe. “TikTok is bolstering its age-verification measures across Europe. In the coming weeks, the platform will roll out upgraded age-detection tech in the European Economic Area, as well as in the UK and Switzerland.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/18/engadget-tiktok-tightens-age-verification-across-europe/
do you still want to do #AgeVerification and #ChatControl you stupid idiots? or will you just admit that it doesn't work at all.
https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1qfxyqn/45_million_french_records_exposed_in_massive/
Lifehacker: Roblox’s Age Verification Is a Joke. “…the company announced new age-verification rules last September and November before rolling them out in select countries in December. This week, Roblox put them into effect in the U.S. That all sounds good—the problem is, the system is a bit of a disaster.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/17/lifehacker-robloxs-age-verification-is-a-joke/
The only acceptable #AgeVerification system is the one used by the first Leisure Suit Larry.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115907269906942708
It is AI integrations like these that have us concerned about the future of Florida, where a bill is being considered to require age verification for using a chatbot.
It is possible that Google could require you to verify your identity to use any Google service because of Gemini being there.
https://www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/
#Privacy #AgeVerification #Security #Florida #Miami #AI #Tech
RE: https://neuromatch.social/@jdp23/115901990660080886
I'll be live-skeeting the HB 2112 hearing from @wa-privacy.net ... here's the thread, hopefully I won't break it!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:g5il2f5ugcgv4cdliprznexb/post/3mckgkpimb22d
It is starting to dawn upon many that the patronizing "#AgeVerification" they wanted to impose exclusively on young people is now quickly turning into a "No internet without #ID", for everybody, step by step.
The next "surprise" for the short-sighted will be that there is no such thing as a "free certificate", or any "free" trust service. Today, you're cheer-leading for "digitization", and shrugging at the "#DigitalZwang" (German for: forced goodbye to the analog world) imposed on everybody? That will soon become a very embarrassing memory.
There is a whole industry lobbying for, and participating in the "standardization" of trust services; and regulatory frameworks outlining the extensive procedural and institutional precautions that cost a lot to implement.
If your company makes it onto a "trusted list of qualified trust service providers", you've basically got a cash printing machine.
In case you're a web developer: this will be the equivalent of "HTTPS required everywhere", but "unfortunately" without anything like #LetsEncrypt in sight, anywhere. Because, you know, "the market regulates itself."
TikTok will strengthen age-verification technology across the EU.
TikTok will begin to roll out the new technology across the EU in the coming weeks, as calls for an Australia-style social media ban for under-16s grow.
The system, which was quietly piloted in the EU over the past year, analyses profile information, posted videos and behavioural signals to predict whether an account may be belong to a user under 13.
UK Pushing to Implement Australia’s Failed Age Verification Law
UKs Prime Minister is apparently pushing for the implementation of the failed Australian age verification laws.
https://www.freezenet.ca/uk-pushing-to-implement-australias-failed-age-verification-law/
#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #Australia #SocialMedia #UK
So, You’ve Hit an #Age Gate. What Now?
This blog also appears in our #AgeVerification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why @eff opposes all forms of age verification mandates. Head to EFF.org/Age to explore our resources and join us in the fight for a free, open, private, and yes—safe—internet.
#privacy #security #id
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now
Meta reports blocking ~550,000 accounts during initial compliance with Australia’s under-16 social media ban.
From an InfoSec perspective, this raises key questions around:
- Age assurance architectures
- Privacy-preserving enforcement
- False positives and account integrity
- Risk displacement to less secure platforms
As more jurisdictions consider similar controls, the security community will play a critical role in shaping responsible implementation.
What technical approach do you see as most viable?
Follow @technadu for sober, security-first reporting.
Add your insight below.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqye2yygl4o
#InfoSec #CyberSecurity #PrivacyByDesign #AgeVerification #PlatformSecurity #TechPolicy
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now
#privacy #politics #AgeVerification #AgeAssurance #IdentityVerification #AgeGating
If anybody is in Washington state please vote against this https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2112 The Washington State government wishes to pass age verification laws. We are a Washington state nonprofit and would be forced to follow their laws
nuovo articolo dell'eff sui metodi nativi di verifica dell'età per i social network
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now
senza usare la" mini-ID wallet app" che comunque rimarrebbe una delle migliori alternative,
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/age-verification-european-union-mini-id-wallet
#EFF #ageverification
Roblox Age Verification System Fooled by Hand Drawn Facial Hair
Roblox opted to use state of the art AI to bolster its age verification system. It went about as well as you'd expect.
https://www.freezenet.ca/roblox-age-verification-system-fooled-by-hand-drawn-facial-hair/
Roblox’s AI-Powered #AgeVerification Is a Complete Mess
Kids are being identified as adults—and vice versa—on #Roblox , while age-verified accounts are already being sold online.
https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115882949572741131
If you're watching the age verification headed our way in Florida - there is a proposal where you would have to have to identify yourself in order to use AI - this is a great event to understand why that is a bad thing!
Age verification on social media raises familiar questions: how to protect young users without over-regulating speech or innovation?
#AgeVerification #SocialMediaPolicy #OnlineSafety #Australia #DigitalGovernance
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