#agegate — Public Fediverse posts

The House Passed The KIDS Act—The Senate Should Reject It

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/house-passed-kids-act-senate-should-reject-it

#EFF #KIDSAct #USSenate #AgeGate #FreeSpeech

@gimulnautti @chatcontrol

Not tech industry, though it benefits them too.

Authoritarians, Statists and Intelligence Agencies.

I used to be active in #EFA (Oz branch of #EFF )
"Internet passport" idea goes back at least 20 years ago, before the rise of the broligarchy.

#AgeGate #agechecks

Ah yes, the UK's latest attempt to "age-gate" the internet: a masterstroke of digital innovation where #VPNs are banished and websites deliver "degraded responses" as a feature, not a bug. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the government waits impatiently for the tech to catch up with their 1990s-level tech policies. 📉
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vpn-ban-update-uk-households-34141063 #digitalinnovation #agegate #techpolicy #internetregulation #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the UK's latest attempt to "age-gate" the internet: a masterstroke of digital innovation where #VPNs are banished and websites deliver "degraded responses" as a feature, not a bug. 🤦‍♂️ Meanwhile, the government waits impatiently for the tech to catch up with their 1990s-level tech policies. 📉
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vpn-ban-update-uk-households-34141063 #digitalinnovation #agegate #techpolicy #internetregulation #HackerNews #ngated

VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vpn-ban-update-uk-households-34141063

#HackerNews #VPNban #UKgovernment #agegate #cybersecurity #privacy

VPN ban update for UK households as government looks at 'age-gate'

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/vpn-ban-update-uk-households-34141063

#HackerNews #VPNban #UKgovernment #agegate #cybersecurity #privacy

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116776718352740336

#CdnPoli #AgeGate #Technology #Internet #Fediverse
Hey #Canada - it might be a good idea to follow what is happening in the UK about a proposed VPN ban as it could happen here as well.

RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/116776718352740336

#CdnPoli #AgeGate #Technology #Internet #Fediverse
Hey #Canada - it might be a good idea to follow what is happening in the UK about a proposed VPN ban as it could happen here as well.

#AgeGate #CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"With update to Canada's privacy laws, feds are building a 'super-regulator'"
https://betakit.com/with-update-to-canadas-privacy-laws-feds-are-building-a-super-regulator/

#AgeGate #CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"With update to Canada's privacy laws, feds are building a 'super-regulator'"
https://betakit.com/with-update-to-canadas-privacy-laws-feds-are-building-a-super-regulator/

@Em0nM4stodon
I really hope that politicians do not expect Mastondon to be able to use facial ID scans or upload other ID.

Mastodon has a very small dev team with no money to pay for ID scans.
Unlike large social media, mastodon instances are usually moderated with clear policies on what is unacceptable practice.

The way things are going in #Canada people might soon need something like a letter from the Pope just to connect to the internet.

The ignorance of politicians is staggering.

#ageGate #CdnPoli

@Em0nM4stodon
I really hope that politicians do not expect Mastondon to be able to use facial ID scans or upload other ID.

Mastodon has a very small dev team with no money to pay for ID scans.
Unlike large social media, mastodon instances are usually moderated with clear policies on what is unacceptable practice.

The way things are going in #Canada people might soon need something like a letter from the Pope just to connect to the internet.

The ignorance of politicians is staggering.

#ageGate #CdnPoli

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"The Commission: How Bill C-34 Creates an Internet Super-Regulator That Will Touch the Lives of Millions of Canadians"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/thecommission/

Quote:
"The sheer breadth and limited constraints are incredible.
In establishing the Commission, Bill C-34 creates the most powerful Internet regulator the country has known, and does so before anyone can fully know how that power will be used."

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"The Commission: How Bill C-34 Creates an Internet Super-Regulator That Will Touch the Lives of Millions of Canadians"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/thecommission/

Quote:
"The sheer breadth and limited constraints are incredible.
In establishing the Commission, Bill C-34 creates the most powerful Internet regulator the country has known, and does so before anyone can fully know how that power will be used."

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 272: Build Canada's Lucy Hargreaves on Canada’s AI Strategy and the Need to Shift From Being Users to Builders"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-272-build-canadas-lucy-hargreaves-on-canadas-ai-strategy-and-the-need-to-shift-from-being-users-to-builders/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-15

"The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 272: Build Canada's Lucy Hargreaves on Canada’s AI Strategy and the Need to Shift From Being Users to Builders"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-272-build-canadas-lucy-hargreaves-on-canadas-ai-strategy-and-the-need-to-shift-from-being-users-to-builders/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-14

"Privacy as a Fundamental Right?
The Government's Terrible Privacy Track Record Suggests Virtue Signalling Over a Genuine Commitment"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/privacy-as-a-fundamental-right-the-governments-terrible-privacy-track-record-suggests-virtue-signalling-over-a-genuine-commitment/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-14

"Privacy as a Fundamental Right?
The Government's Terrible Privacy Track Record Suggests Virtue Signalling Over a Genuine Commitment"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/privacy-as-a-fundamental-right-the-governments-terrible-privacy-track-record-suggests-virtue-signalling-over-a-genuine-commitment/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-13

"Taking Stock of Bill C-34: Five Things to Know About the Government’s Plan for a Kids’ Social Media Ban, Mandated Age Verification, and AI Chatbot Rules"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/taking-stock-of-bill-c-34-five-things-to-know-about-the-governments-plan-for-a-kids-social-media-ban-mandated-age-verification-and-ai-chatbot-rules/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-13

"Taking Stock of Bill C-34: Five Things to Know About the Government’s Plan for a Kids’ Social Media Ban, Mandated Age Verification, and AI Chatbot Rules"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/taking-stock-of-bill-c-34-five-things-to-know-about-the-governments-plan-for-a-kids-social-media-ban-mandated-age-verification-and-ai-chatbot-rules/

The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/uk-social-media-under-16-ban/

The UK Places a Sweeping Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/uk-social-media-under-16-ban/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-12

"The Exemption Illusion: Why the Government's Plan to Fast Track Bill C-34's Kids' Social Media Ban Means No Standards, No Privacy Review, and No Enforcement"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-exemption-illusion-why-the-governments-plan-to-fast-track-bill-c-34s-kids-social-media-ban-means-no-standards-no-privacy-review-and-no-enforcement/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-12

"The Exemption Illusion: Why the Government's Plan to Fast Track Bill C-34's Kids' Social Media Ban Means No Standards, No Privacy Review, and No Enforcement"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-exemption-illusion-why-the-governments-plan-to-fast-track-bill-c-34s-kids-social-media-ban-means-no-standards-no-privacy-review-and-no-enforcement/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-12

"Unpacking Bill C-34: My Appearance on the Globe and Mail's The Decibel Podcast"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/unpacking-bill-c-34-my-appearance-on-the-globe-and-mails-decibel-podcast/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-12

"Unpacking Bill C-34: My Appearance on the Globe and Mail's The Decibel Podcast"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/unpacking-bill-c-34-my-appearance-on-the-globe-and-mails-decibel-podcast/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-11

"The Law to Be Named Later: Bill C-34 Punts 50 Key Decisions to Cabinet and a Digital Safety Commission That Does Not Yet Exist"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-law-to-be-named-later-bill-c-34-punts-50-key-decisions-to-cabinet-and-a-digital-safety-commission-that-does-not-yet-exist/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-11

"The Law to Be Named Later: Bill C-34 Punts 50 Key Decisions to Cabinet and a Digital Safety Commission That Does Not Yet Exist"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/the-law-to-be-named-later-bill-c-34-punts-50-key-decisions-to-cabinet-and-a-digital-safety-commission-that-does-not-yet-exist/

@quaff
How about we stop calling it social media?
Awsome forum web site sounds better to me.
Maybe the politicians won't notice?

Many mantodon instances now have a DOB declaration on the signup page.

I doubt that the #Mastodon devs are interested in adding #AgeGate to the software - there are probably not enough devs to implement it.
Mastodon is AGPL thus cannot use any closed source typically found in agegate crap.

@quaff
How about we stop calling it social media?
Awsome forum web site sounds better to me.
Maybe the politicians won't notice?

Many mantodon instances now have a DOB declaration on the signup page.

I doubt that the #Mastodon devs are interested in adding #AgeGate to the software - there are probably not enough devs to implement it.
Mastodon is AGPL thus cannot use any closed source typically found in agegate crap.

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-10

"Yet Another Trade Battle Brewing: Why a Kids' Social Media Ban Could Put Canada on a Collision Course With the U.S."
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/yet-another-trade-battle-brewing-why-a-kids-social-media-ban-could-put-canada-on-a-collision-course-with-the-u-s/

Quote:
"The Canadian plan will include a social media ban and will likely require the use of age-verification technologies and the submission of government IDs.
Moreover, the government is anxious to move quickly, which runs counter to recommendations to take the necessary time to develop technological approaches that avoid unintended consequences.
And in case there was any doubt, the U.S. will oppose regulations that place 'disproportionate' compliance burdens on U.S. companies."

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-10

"Yet Another Trade Battle Brewing: Why a Kids' Social Media Ban Could Put Canada on a Collision Course With the U.S."
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/yet-another-trade-battle-brewing-why-a-kids-social-media-ban-could-put-canada-on-a-collision-course-with-the-u-s/

Quote:
"The Canadian plan will include a social media ban and will likely require the use of age-verification technologies and the submission of government IDs.
Moreover, the government is anxious to move quickly, which runs counter to recommendations to take the necessary time to develop technological approaches that avoid unintended consequences.
And in case there was any doubt, the U.S. will oppose regulations that place 'disproportionate' compliance burdens on U.S. companies."

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-9

"Everything You Wanted to Know About a Kids' Social Media Ban
(But Were Rightly Afraid to Ask):
A FAQ on Age Verification and Mandated ID for Everyone"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-a-kids-social-media-ban-but-were-rightly-afraid-to-ask-a-faq-on-age-verification-and-mandated-id-for-everyone/

#AgeGate
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

From 2026-6-9

"Everything You Wanted to Know About a Kids' Social Media Ban
(But Were Rightly Afraid to Ask):
A FAQ on Age Verification and Mandated ID for Everyone"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-a-kids-social-media-ban-but-were-rightly-afraid-to-ask-a-faq-on-age-verification-and-mandated-id-for-everyone/

#AgeGate
#CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology
#LawlessAccess

"You Can't Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Why the Governments Reported 'Temporary' Plan for a Kids' Social Media Ban Would Mean Mandated ID for Everyone"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/you-cant-put-the-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube-why-the-governments-reported-temporary-plan-for-a-kids-social-media-and-ai-chatbot-ban-would-mean-mandated-id/

Quote:
"None of this would be defensible even if the ban worked, and there is little evidence that it does.
Australia's under 16 ban, the example most cite, has shown how readily children route around age gates through VPNs, borrowed accounts, and false birthdates, with the most at-risk users the most likely to circumvent them.
Indeed, even the country's eSafety Commissioner has acknowledged that the restriction has been difficult to enforce and has yet to demonstrate a measurable reduction in harm.
The case for applying any of this to AI chatbots would be even weaker."

#AgeGate
#CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology
#LawlessAccess

"You Can't Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Why the Governments Reported 'Temporary' Plan for a Kids' Social Media Ban Would Mean Mandated ID for Everyone"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/you-cant-put-the-toothpaste-back-in-the-tube-why-the-governments-reported-temporary-plan-for-a-kids-social-media-and-ai-chatbot-ban-would-mean-mandated-id/

Quote:
"None of this would be defensible even if the ban worked, and there is little evidence that it does.
Australia's under 16 ban, the example most cite, has shown how readily children route around age gates through VPNs, borrowed accounts, and false birthdates, with the most at-risk users the most likely to circumvent them.
Indeed, even the country's eSafety Commissioner has acknowledged that the restriction has been difficult to enforce and has yet to demonstrate a measurable reduction in harm.
The case for applying any of this to AI chatbots would be even weaker."

Internet Age-Gates Are a Growing Global Threat

The internet is an essential resource for young people and adults to access information, explore community, and find themselves—both inside countries and across continents. Yet governments around the world continue to introduce and implement legislation requiring all online users to verify their ages before accessing the digital space. In some cases, politicians are going further, putting forth proposals to ban social media for younger users.
#AgeGate #ageverification #privacy #security #socialmedia

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/internet-age-gates-are-growing-global-threat

Internet Age-Gates Are a Growing Global Threat

The internet is an essential resource for young people and adults to access information, explore community, and find themselves—both inside countries and across continents. Yet governments around the world continue to introduce and implement legislation requiring all online users to verify their ages before accessing the digital space. In some cases, politicians are going further, putting forth proposals to ban social media for younger users.
#AgeGate #ageverification #privacy #security #socialmedia

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/internet-age-gates-are-growing-global-threat

#AgeGate #CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

CBC "The House" [audio] segment on social media ban.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-64-the-house/clip/16215150-social-media-bans-are-kids-going-alright

Prediction: they will be coming for the VPNs.

#AgeGate #CdnPoli
#Surviellance #Internet #Technology

CBC "The House" [audio] segment on social media ban.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-64-the-house/clip/16215150-social-media-bans-are-kids-going-alright

Prediction: they will be coming for the VPNs.

#BillC22 #KillBillC22 #StopBillC22 #CdnPoli

For the forseeable future I shall be tooting on topics related to the Charter and privacy which includes #BillC22 and #AgeGate.

IMO Bill C22 is the greatest threat to our privacy and Charter rights that I have seen since the Cons introduced Bill C30 in 2012 (which was withdrawn after much protest).

The spooks (Cdn spies and thier contractors) wish to create a database containing up to one year's worth of your meta data - internet search history and mobile phone contacts with location data, something that could be used to track you.

On the fediverse I recommend following these accounts, each of whom has been stong proponents of privacy since before Bill C30 (14 years ago).

@mgeist a well noted privacy lawyer who has been providing invaluable privacy information for decades.

@OpenMediaOrg an organization that has been campaigning for privacy and internet rights for Canadians for a great many years.

#BillC22 #KillBillC22 #StopBillC22 #CdnPoli

For the forseeable future I shall be tooting on topics related to the Charter and privacy which includes #BillC22 and #AgeGate.

IMO Bill C22 is the greatest threat to our privacy and Charter rights that I have seen since the Cons introduced Bill C30 in 2012 (which was withdrawn after much protest).

The spooks (Cdn spies and thier contractors) wish to create a database containing up to one year's worth of your meta data - internet search history and mobile phone contacts with location data, something that could be used to track you.

On the fediverse I recommend following these accounts, each of whom has been stong proponents of privacy since before Bill C30 (14 years ago).

@mgeist a well noted privacy lawyer who has been providing invaluable privacy information for decades.

@OpenMediaOrg an organization that has been campaigning for privacy and internet rights for Canadians for a great many years.

#AgeGate #CdnPoli

From 2026-5-11

"Episode 268: Sara Grimes on the Moral Panic Behind Banning Kids from Social Media and AI Chatbots"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-268-sara-grimes-on-the-moral-panic-behind-banning-kids-from-social-media-and-ai-chatbots/

People can listen to the podcast at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwoOz38hbow

youtube.com/@lawbytespodcast6979

#AgeGate #CdnPoli
From 2026-5-7
"Why Social Media and AI Chatbot Bans for Kids Are Bad Policy: Making the Case at the Senate Social Affairs, Science and Tech Committee"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/why-social-media-and-ai-chatbot-bans-for-kids-are-bad-policy-making-the-case-at-the-senate-social-affairs-science-and-tech-committee/

More coverage on the joint statement we signed. This time from PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/mozilla-stop-killing-games-and-more-team-up-to-tell-the-uk-to-stop-making-the-internet-worse/ #AgeGate #StopKillingtheInternet

#AgeGate
https://techlore.tech/age-verification-laws-and-free-software-fsfe-interview-techlore-talks/

via https://mstdn.social/@leftylabourtech/116499999740061148

Just parking this toot for now, might write a bit more about it later.

#AgeGate

"The Illusion of Protection: Why Canada's Growing Push to Ban Social Media for Kids Won’t Work"
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/04/the-illusion-of-protection-why-canadas-growing-push-to-ban-social-media-for-kids-wont-work/

[Quoted] Points made: "
1 The ban lets social media off the hook
2 The ban does not work
3 The ban creates its own harms
4 The polling on bans does not say what proponents claim
5 Provincial bans make everything worse
6 Kids have constitutional rights too"

Quote: "That isn't real protection. It's an illusion that should be rejected by politicians and advocates alike, in favour of policies more likely to address their concerns about protecting children from online harms."

#CdnPoli

#AgeGate
MB Prem Kinew interview with CBC's AIH (7 min long)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16211721-manitoba-premier-wab-kinew-vows-stop-tech-companies

Some impressions:
- AgeGate not really effective as 70% of Aussi under-16 users still have access to social media.
- Like most politicians, he does not seem to fully understand all of the technical details while he seems to be focused on corp profits.

IMO the only sure way to keep young people off social media is to take away their smartphones (something that parents can do now without new laws).
Give them flip phones with talk and text only if they need to communicate with parents.

Parental controls can be added to any computer to prevent certain people from connectiong to social media sites.
Many internet modems and most internet routers have these controls which could be more effective at keeping kids off social media than the approach used in Australia.

I'm concerned that politicians are reallly going to bleep things up for everyone and no one will be any safer.

I don't use corporate social media

#CdnPoli

They simply do not care about our data being leaked. They intend to hand it to the US Big Tech on a silver platter anyway.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

#privacy #surveillance #surveillanceState #ageVerification #ageGate #censorship #technofascism #identityVerification #EUropeanUnion #EU

They simply do not care about our data being leaked. They intend to hand it to the US Big Tech on a silver platter anyway.

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

#privacy #surveillance #surveillanceState #ageVerification #ageGate #censorship #technofascism #identityVerification #EUropeanUnion #EU

@BobLefridge

Edit/additional note: Charlotte McLauchlan is not a journalist, but a paid consultant/writer. So, let's guess why she's written this piece ...

There are multiple angles to this:

Yes, social media is bad (for kids). So, go against the US Surveillance Tech social media mega conglomerates to get it right! Bust them in court to eternity for ludicrous sums of $$$ until they stop abusing their position.

Age gates are bad. They massively torpedo people's privacy. It needs to be a social **right** to get certain information anonymously (e.g. mental health, gender issues, and all kinds of other things).

Who's behind this? Predominantly the decision to adopt age gates has been driven and fuelled by Meta and other social media giants. Estimates are that Meta has put approx. US$ 2 billion into this in lobbying and funding of 'interest groups' that are supposedly pro-family and for child protection. Meta has the most to gain (exclusion of smaller competition that can't afford it, plus *verified* identity data of users for better targeting ads and campaigns).

#SurveillanceCapitalism #NZpol #AgeRestriction #AgeGate

@BobLefridge

Edit/additional note: Charlotte McLauchlan is not a journalist, but a paid consultant/writer. So, let's guess why she's written this piece ...

There are multiple angles to this:

Yes, social media is bad (for kids). So, go against the US Surveillance Tech social media mega conglomerates to get it right! Bust them in court to eternity for ludicrous sums of $$$ until they stop abusing their position.

Age gates are bad. They massively torpedo people's privacy. It needs to be a social **right** to get certain information anonymously (e.g. mental health, gender issues, and all kinds of other things).

Who's behind this? Predominantly the decision to adopt age gates has been driven and fuelled by Meta and other social media giants. Estimates are that Meta has put approx. US$ 2 billion into this in lobbying and funding of 'interest groups' that are supposedly pro-family and for child protection. Meta has the most to gain (exclusion of smaller competition that can't afford it, plus *verified* identity data of users for better targeting ads and campaigns).

#SurveillanceCapitalism #NZpol #AgeRestriction #AgeGate

The ICO issued a joint statement on ‘age assurance’ aka privacy invading digital ID. Their odd position is now people must go through privacy invading procedures to ‘protect their data’ and to be sure users are > 13 years old. This likely why Apple are saying U.K. law requires age assurance stuff. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/03/joint-statement-from-ico-and-ofcom-on-age-assurance/ #AgeGate #apple #ICO #UK

The ICO issued a joint statement on ‘age assurance’ aka privacy invading digital ID. Their odd position is now people must go through privacy invading procedures to ‘protect their data’ and to be sure users are > 13 years old. This likely why Apple are saying U.K. law requires age assurance stuff. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/03/joint-statement-from-ico-and-ofcom-on-age-assurance/ #AgeGate #apple #ICO #UK

Well, we don't decide what the customers decide to ship, or where it goes. We don't enforce policy like that; our job is just to provide a neutral platform for others to use to accomplish their goals. We don't even know what they ship - we just build the train cars. We don't even know where Bergen-Belsen is.

This is a post about #systemd.

#AgeVerification #AgeGate #AgeGating #identification #deanonymization #anonymous #fascism #fascist #compliance #ComplyInAdvance #DoNotComply #DoNotComplyInAdvance #resistance #freedom #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #coconspirator #accomplice #DeathCamp #ConcentrationCamp

@opensuse and @fedora a question for you: are you going to implement the age verification thing that will be part of the systemd and one of the ways the governments try to control how we use our computers? I don't need a philosophical/complicated answer. Just a yes or a no will suffice. So that I/we know where to go from here.

I've been a user and supporter of open source since 1998. I've been using all kinds of distros over the years, but this is becoming one of the worst periods of time I've lived and losing one more thing to right wingers and billionaires makes me angry and upset.

#AgeGate #opensource #linux

‼️ We have until Monday to tell MPs to save free access to the Internet ‼️

On Monday MPs are voting on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Amendments in this bill could give new Ministerial power to decide which internet services should be restricted, meaning all adults would need a digital ID check to establish their age to access services. #DigitalID #privacy #AgeGate

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access

Apple's age verification tools have rolled out worldwide, but what exactly does that mean? #Apple #AgeVerification #privacy #IdentityVerification #AgeGate #iPhone #iOS #Mac

> funny how that works. you hand over your passport to use a chatbot and somewhere in a datacenter in iowa, a facial recognition algorithm is checking whether you look like a politically exposed person. your selfie gets a similarity score. your name hits a watchlist. a cron job re-screens you every few weeks just to make sure you haven’t become a terrorist since the last time you asked GPT to write a cover letter.

#AgeVerification #AgeGate #Persona #OpenAI #Privacy

https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona/