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All about the safety of the kids¹ they said,
All about the safety of users² they said,
All about the safety of the citizens³ they said,
All about the money, control & power⁴ they left unsaid.
¹ mastodon.social/@madeindex/116…
² arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/0…
³ mastodon.social/@madeindex/113…
⁴ gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-u…
mastodon.social/@madeindex/116…
#Privacy #HumanRIghts #Freedom #Surveillance #Authoritarianism #Control #Government #Data #Masssurveillance #id #verification #rights #corps #evil #ageverification #corruption
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech - Gadget Review
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.C. da Costa (Gadget Review)
However you look at it, #ageverification is a major change to the internet and our freedoms.We've seen all kinds of legislation pushed through in the past, often even against major resistance.
What makes me suspicious this time is the speed at which some of the slowest bureaucracies in the world are adopting it and how it's happening in 20+ countries in parallel.
It's like they're all in a group chat, fast-tracking this before resistance can even form.
france24.com/en/france/2026072…
'Major step forward': French lawmakers approve social media ban for children under 15
France's parliament on Tuesday approved a social media ban for children under 15. President Emmanuel Macron immediately hailed the "major step forward", saying in a video posted on social media that "France is leading the way in Europe when it comes …FRANCE 24
