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Platform power and free expression program manager at @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org. (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on #privacy #civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
‼️ 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
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
The future is really getting more cyberpunk. Corporate governments backed by automated AI billionaires cracking down on software and hardware that doesn’t come with approved age checks or content scans. This will create a tech underground of illegal technology and smuggled devices.
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Baroness Kiddon has tabled an amendment that would require client-side scanning on every device. That would include all film cameras. https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/65150/documents/7938 #MassSurveilance #scanning
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
28 civil society organisations including @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org raise concerns about the concentration of power and lack of alternatives in digital markets #enshitifcation #digitalrights
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Chatting in the pub tonight about building a LoRa meshnet for our small rural town. Has anyone tried anything like this themselves m,
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Since dawn of time
The fate of man is that of lice
Equal as parasites
And moving without eyes
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Wow turns out Persona that Peter Thiel invests in has been doing a lot more with people’s data then it first appeared and appears linked to US Government surveillance https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed #Persona
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Just picking up this story of hackers who exposed hidden surveillance on Persona the age assurance company that Peter Thiel is an investor of. Who would have guess consumer proof of age for kids could feed into a Government surveillance network! https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed #Persona #surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Got an other rock and roll weekend planned in Hebden Bridge. #potatoes #hebdenbridge
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
If compliance requires full-time staffing and legal infrastructure, then only corporations with those resources will survive. A fixed 48-hour deadline for content moderation doesn’t raise safety standards, it raises the minimum size required to host speech. Time limits must scale with service size to avoid turning safety law into a market-consolidation mechanism as we have already seen with the OSA. #onlinesafety
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Reports that the USA is planning a portal to get around content bans around the world. Ofcom won’t be pleased! https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-online-portal-bypass-content-bans-europe-elsewhere-2026-02-18/ #censorship #freedom
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
Platform power and free expression program manager at @ openrightsgroup . (he/him) messaging in a personal capacity on # privacy # civilliberties opposing the automatic exercise of social control through generalised surveillance
