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#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.

#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.

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threat to our privacy and Charter rights that I have seen since the Cons introduced Bill C30 in 2012 (which was withdrawn after much protest).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

#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.

#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 2026-5-11

"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 2026-5-11

"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 2026-5-11

"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/

#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/

#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/

#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

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
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
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
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

"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

"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

"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

#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

#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

#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

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

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

@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

@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

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

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

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

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.

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