@belladonnalily Also, in the month of July of this year, Ireland takes turn of the zpresidency in the European Council, and their priority is to force ID verified social media accounts. My question is: How can we stop this bullshit from happening?? #ageverification #europeanunion #ireland #masssurveillance #internetcensorship #censorship
#ageVerification
#Florida’s “App Store Accountability Act” Would Deputize #BigTech to Verify User IDs for App Access
https://reclaimthenet.org/florida-app-store-accountability-act-privacy-first-amendment
Anarchist Calisthenics: teaching people to break misconceived little rules before they have to break the totalitarian big ones
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142623
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns
Anarchist Calisthenics: teachi...
Anarchist Calisthenics: teaching people to break misconceived little rules before they have to break the totalitarian big ones
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142623
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns
Anarchist Calisthenics: teaching people to break misconceived little rules before they have to break the totalitarian big ones
Online Censorship, Age Verification & Social Media Bans are misconceived, illiberal, mass-harmful little rules that we must teach our teens to circumvent, so they have context, understanding & wherewithal to break big totalitarian ones they’ll eventually encounter. Of course they will need to learn & understand what the rules were trying to achieve as well – to understand intention as well as the failures of implementation – but that’s a given.
Great little video on TikTok, attached:
Like for instance: if you’re going to ban kids from social media then what are you going to give them to fill the void? Community social clubs? Investment in extra education? Social care? Therapeutic help and access to mentorship? Sports clubs?
Anything?
https://www.tiktok.com/@jonjon.jpeg/video/7597533190965808398
#ageVerification #censorship #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #surveillance #vpnsBritons, Parents: be aware: if they Age-Verify Social Media & VPNs, next up will be free supermarket & cafe Wi-Fi; no more “click one button & connect to the internet”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142552
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns
Britons, Parents: be aware: if...
Britons, Parents: be aware: if they Age-Verify Social Media & VPNs, next up will be free supermarket & cafe Wi-Fi; no more “click one button & connect to the internet”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142552
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance #vpns
Gammons, Boomers & Musk-fixated ideologues in Lords seek ban on online anonymity, pursue Age Verification for Social Media & VPNs
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142518
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #libdems #surveillance #vpns
Gammons, Boomers & Musk-fixate...
Gammons, Boomers & Musk-fixated ideologues in Lords seek ban on online anonymity, pursue Age Verification for Social Media & VPNs
https://alecmuffett.com/article/142518
#AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #libdems #surveillance #vpns
Britons, Parents: be aware: if they Age-Verify Social Media & VPNs, next up will be free supermarket & cafe Wi-Fi; no more “click one button & connect to the internet”
…instead you will be standing in Tesco, Morrison’s or Sainsbury’s, pulling faces at the camera or hunting for passwords whilst your screaming toddler is attacking the chocolate bars and running off into the crowd.
“But if it saves a teenager from seeing depressing Instagram posts it’s a worthy price to pay” — no it’s not, especially when the damage is spread thinly over the whole British population.
#ageVerification #censorship #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #surveillance #vpns
#Roblox’s #ageverification system, implemented to address child predator concerns, is reportedly #flawed. The system is #misclassifying users’ ages, leading to adults being grouped with children and vice versa. This has caused frustration among developers and a significant drop in chat usage. https://www.engadget.com/gaming/robloxs-age-verification-system-is-reportedly-a-trainwreck-220320016.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
Age Verification Laws Dealt Another Blow Thanks to Science
So-called "porn addiction" is one of the crutches supporters use to justify age verification. Science has further debunked that myth.
https://www.freezenet.ca/age-verification-laws-dealt-another-blow-thanks-to-science/
#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #porn #pornography #psychology #research #science #study
Gammons, Boomers & Musk-fixated ideologues in Lords seek ban on online anonymity, pursue Age Verification for Social Media & VPNs
It’s amazing how most of the illiberal stuff coming out of the House Of Lords nowadays comes from ostensible Liberal Democrats & their (ahem) peers:
Online safety campaigner Baroness Kidron, another peer supporting the ban, said she worried the government’s consultation would become the “playground of the tech lobbyist”. “The government has shown it will only act under pressure, not principle,” she added.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0pnekxpn8o
#ageVerification #censorship #libdems #onlineSafety #onlineSafetyAct #surveillance #vpns
While #Seattle is great, overall the #PNW is great and #WA is a nice place to live... we at times have dumbasses including #Democrats attempting to do things that are anything but great or nice.
This is a perfect example:
'WA age verification bill targets access to online adult content'
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=2112&Year=2025&Initiative=false
Fuck HB 2112
RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115933922208824012
As long as you push shit things like #DigitalEuro, #ChatControl, #AgeVerification etc...
...you will never be taken seriously.
You say that we need more strength yet you do the EXACT opposite.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115933930145939146
creepy nonsense trifft es sehr gut.
Age Gates im Netz bedeuten oft Ausweis-Uploads & Gesichtsscans. Die EFF erklärt, warum das gefährlich ist.
#AgeVerification #AgeGates #Datenschutz #Privatsphäre #DigitaleRechte #Internetfreiheit #EFF
The UK’s review of children’s social media use highlights a growing intersection between online safety, platform design, identity assurance, and regulation.
Beyond age limits, officials are looking at age-verification systems, addictive engagement mechanics, and enforcement challenges — all areas with technical, ethical, and operational implications.
From a security and policy standpoint, implementation and unintended consequences may matter as much as intent.
Source: https://therecord.media/uk-says-it-will-consider-social-media-ban-kids
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#TechPolicy #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #PlatformDesign #DigitalRisk #Infosec
If only we hadn't been right about #ageverification spreading in 2026. 😤
Let's keep fighting for #privacy and #anonymity 💪
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