Lots of talk regarding CEO of flock defending his position of expanding surveillance. He has a financial incentive to do so.
What also happened today that's arguably scarier: Google updated their TOS where starting on November 5th, the Google Play Store will begin checking for/enforcing age requirements.
If they "learn" you aren't old enough, your Google account will become disabled and you'll lose it in 30 days.
Age gating the internet is coming from Google in the US by end of 2026.