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@datum@zeroes.ca · 1d ago
RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/british-columbia-i8sdok9nz/-/a-QSWoo3ZoTz6Vo59T7Sfq5g%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0 "Should BC require every internet user's privacy to be invaded?" would be a more accurate headline here, CBC. And if they implement it, the next article will be "In an attempt to regulate social media and AI for youth, the BC Government broke the internet for many citizens, but not youth, who easily worked around the ban with VMs and VPNs." @OpenMediaOrg@mastodon.social this is a stinker here @cbcnews@flipboard.com #BCPoli #BC #CDNPoli #Canada #AgeVerification
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 2d ago
Digital checkpoints will crop up all over the Internet after UK MPs backed new powers to expand age verification. The only way to block under-16s is to run checks on everybody. That's millions more people having to hand over personal data to unregulated providers just to access everyday services. Watch now ⬇️ #ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 2d ago
Papers, please! Digital ID age checks have taken another lunge forward. UK MPs have agreed to new powers to expand age verification across online platforms. More and more everyday web services will be locked behind digital checkpoints, despite the serious privacy and security risks of this system. Read more ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/papers-please-mps-back-mass-online-digital-id-checkpoints/ #ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 2d ago
“In less than a year, we’ve gone from proposals to check ID for porn to the prospect of checking ID to access social media or unlock everyday features such as livestreams or feeds. These online ID systems put both children and adults’ sensitive data at risk.” 🗣️ @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org for ORG. #ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 2d ago
The UK Parliament continues to pursue an approach to online safety that doesn't work. The Australian under-16 social media ban has failed to make any difference and people have sought ways around it. Digital ID age checks come at the cost of everyone's privacy and free expression. The math ain't mathing. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/most-australian-teens-admit-social-111400429.html #ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics #ukpol
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 2d ago
The problem of online harms lies with the underlying business models of social media platforms. Digital ID age checks do nothing to change that. We need to disrupt the advertising-driven business models built on surveillance, profiling and maximising engagement. Sign our petition #BreakBigTech ⬇️ https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech #ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics #ukpol
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@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org · 2d ago
#Manitoba to ban #SocialMedia, #AI chatbots for youth, premier says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-social-media-age-restrictions-9.7177470 #privacy #cybersecurity #Canada #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification
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@openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org · 3d ago
There needs to be an urgent rethink on digital ID age checks. Unregulated providers sitting on a pot of highly sensitive data. What could go wrong? Breaches have already happened, T&Cs allow them to use it for advertising purposes and behind-the-scenes links to surveillance companies. Read more ⬇️ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/proton_ceo_age_checks_id_checkpoint/ #ageverification #privacy #dataprotection #ukpolitics #ukpol
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@miramarmike@cloudisland.nz · 5d ago
Shan't be using Bluesky again. Not that I have for a while tbh. #AgeVerification #privacy
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@kkarhan@jorts.horse · 5d ago
Also #FLOSS does work! That's why #Cyberfascism like "#AgeVerification", #CensorBoot aka. "#SecureBoot" and "#DeviceAttestation" is being shoved down, with #criminalization of those that refuse to comply!And yes, that doesn't exclude the need to abolish the #GAFAMs and actually enforce existing laws!
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@jonsnow@mastodon.online · 6d ago
Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online" Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firm https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online #Proton #privacy #AgeVerification #IDVerification #surveillance #technology
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@kubikpixel@chaos.social · 6d ago
«#Proton CEO warns global #ageVerification push will mean "the death of anonymity #online" Protecting children #online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy #nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the #Swiss #privacy firm» It's never about #childProtection that's just an argument to convince people to voluntarily hand over their #personalData. In today's #Internet, people are the product and the #web is their #market. 👉 https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online
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@F3715H@rubber.social · Apr 24, 2026

#AliExpress now demands “#AgeVerification” for “Adult Products”…

  • I’m not gonna self-d0x to that site!

Any known workarounds or Insiders willing to help?

#Cyberfascism #Bullshit #Venting #FollowerPower

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@stopossmandate@mastodon.social · Apr 24, 2026
Global #AgeVerification push will mean "the death of anonymity online." #Proton CEO warns, including OS-level age verification laws and bills. #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #StopOSSpies #NoAgeSignals #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #BadInternetBills #DigitalFreedom #CyberSecurity #Government #OpenSource https://share.google/06ne5JehOcgw4OUaW
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@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party · Apr 23, 2026
Carl Richell, founder of System76 and Linux version Pop!_OS, is proposing an amendment to Colorado's age verification bill to exempt open source software. The amendment would exclude open source operating systems and apps, code repositories like GitHub and GitLab, and containers like Docker and Podman. Richell is scheduled to appear before Colorado lawmakers today, April 23, and asks for backup in the form of stories about kids who have built or made things thanks to unhindered use of open source software. https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/ #AgeVerification #Colorado #Linux #PopOs
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@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange · Apr 22, 2026
Age verification laws forcing platforms to restrict content access have been multiplying exponentially. The problem is, implementing such measures necessarily requires identifying every user accessing the content, one way or another. This is bad news for everyone. If these regulations continue to proliferate, this could lead to the end of pseudonymity online, and much worse. I wrote this article last year, but unfortunately this problem has only become worse, and it is sadly still very relevant. https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/ #Privacy #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism
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@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org · Apr 22, 2026
#PlayStation To Require #AgeVerification For Certain Online Features https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-to-require-age-verification-for-certain-online-features/ #IdentityVerification #privacy #Sony #gaming #cybersecurity
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@blackwolf@meow.social · Feb 10, 2026
Soooo #discord will soon force people to age verify for nsfw channels. I also own multiple discord bots and i hit the 100 server now you need to hand over your ID thing. Yea no. I will not KYC myself on such an insecure platform that does not care about user safety amd recently even leaked user ID's in a breach of their zendesk support form. No thanks. What alternative are you using? Please hit me up. For dm's or groups i use signal, but for voice calls or servets i still need a replacement. #ageverification #kyc
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@baardhaveland@snabelen.no · Apr 21, 2026
#LouisRossman has a point! (Again...) We need to "rebrand" #AgeVerification so people actually understand why it's such a horrible idea! #InfoTech #NorskTut #Allheimen https://youtu.be/Xa3-TkHBh90
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@anne_twain@theblower.au · Apr 21, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop I've seen more than one post claiming to know that the consequences of mandatory age verification will be greater surveillance and control of individuals and I'd like to challenge these posters to show how Australia's age verification laws will have that result. Note: I'm neutral on the question of whether there should be an age limit for social media use, but I'm decidedly anti-misinformation. #AgeVerification
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