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🚨 World's first social media ban begins: Australian & under‑16? Your social media account is now locked. 🚨

What's next? From Dec 27 #AgeVerification checks for search engines like #Google.

BUT - Once your data is in the system, what's stopping it from being used for surveillance?

And what happened to #Privacy? 🧐

#DigitalID #Australia

YouTube already has it ➡️ tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-…

Notice from YouTube: You must be 16+ to sign in to YouTube in Australia.

YouTube AI Age Verification: What it is & how to turn it off. | Tuta

Did YouTube ask you to verify your age with ID or credit card? You're not alone! YouTube AI is increasingly trying to estimate how old you are based on your habits following the global push for age verification.
Tuta
#Google #privacy #australia #ageverification #digitalid
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Superboom
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Superboom
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So just like #europe with #chatControl is going to be in few months for >17yo...

What is the purpose behind banning minors from general internet? I get that now in 2025 governments are getting obsessed with surveillance, but what does these bans even for?

#Europe #chatcontrol
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Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )
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Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )
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Imagine, suddenly a bunch of young people will care about freedom and privacy.
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Graeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Graeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Does anyone anywhere actually pay for YT premium? And if so - why?!!!
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Søren Ladegaard
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Søren Ladegaard
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Tuta, there's a fine line between caring for privacy and coming across as someone wearing a tinfoil hat.
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768kB 🚴☕🇬🇧🇺🇦🇵🇸
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768kB 🚴☕🇬🇧🇺🇦🇵🇸
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true, why should only kids benefit? Ban these toxic shitholes full stop.
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Deni Mintsaev 🇪🇺
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Deni Mintsaev 🇪🇺
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I actually don't mind this, IF it's done in a non-kyc way, where the only thing the platform knows is whether or not you're above the age threshold. Unfortunately, that "if" is sometimes forgotten by governments...
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