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The UK Online Safety Act returns to Parliament.

It's enabled iffy age-assurance providers, wrongly censored content and shuttered small sites while doing nothing to tackle the dominance of major platforms.

Tell your MP to attend the debate on 15 December ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/tel…

#onlinesafetyact #onlinesafety #osa #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol


#Ageverification must not become mandatory. In general, the effect and implementation of age verification are still unclear, and the risks outweigh the benefits. There is no law worldwide that enforces mandatory AV for messengers. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/afte…


4/6 ⚠️ The final text could end up being really messy and complex, with providers forced to take the heaviest possible measures to avoid being non-compliant. This sledgehammer approach could force them to make poor and counter-productive design choices, and might also lead to a de-facto obligation for so-called "voluntary" scanning and widespread #AgeVerification, despite the risk of this doing more harm than good


You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.

Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.

They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.

#Privacy #AgeVerification #Biometrics #AusPol #USpol


Oh yes, and then there is this! 😄

"Leading facial #AgeEstimation tools were easily fooled by a $22 "old man" mask, a Guy Fawkes mask, and other cheap party costumes, researchers have found."

abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/soc…

#AgeVerification #DigitalRights #privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan


As of today: No social media for Australians under 16.

Also as of today: Every Australian under 16 installs a dodgy gratis #VPN that spies on them and sells their digital lives to #adtech sharks.

#SocialMediaBan #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #MinorsProtection


🚨 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-…


Huge Victory: #ChatControl no longer forces us to break #encryption. 🎉

🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.

The Trilogue starts today 🗓️

You've helped us stop #backdoors: tuta.com/blog/chat-control-cri…

Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️

fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-t…

#Fight4Privacy


Age verification is the new trend to de-anonymize the web. 😡

🚨Starting Dec 10, #YouTube #Australia will ask for your age.

The Big Tech already started rolling out an AI-powered age estimation system. Adults are being marked as minors & are forced to submit IDs before regaining full access to decades-old accounts.

Learn how to avoid YouTube's #AI #AgeVerification: tuta.com/blog/how-to-turn-off-…

#anonymity #privacy


Showing ID online isn't the same as showing it to a human offline.

Each time we provide our official ID or face scan online, this data risks getting leaked, stolen, or accessed by corporations and governments alike, to track our online activities and attach it to our identities.

Privacy Guides supports @fight's campaign against online ID checks.

Add your voice to the protest! 🗣️ ✊
stoponlineidchecks.org/

#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #AgeVerification #KOSA


#Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based #AgeVerification

The company sent letters to #Apple , #Google , and #Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing #porn , as #US and #UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.
#privacy #security

wired.com/story/pornhub-is-urg…