Ageless Linux

An interesting response to unworkable, ill-advised and ultimately pointless age gatingfor OS providers.

Everyone will eventually be taught to lie about their age. Everyone will have a birthday on the 1st January 1970.

https://agelesslinux.org/

#Linux #AgeGating #Protest

We Tested 10 Best Discord Alternatives (That Don't Require Age Verfification) in 2026 Looking for apps like Discord? Here are the 10 best Discord alternatives (free and paid) with features like encryption, file sharing, etc.

beebom.com/best-discord...

We Tested 10 Best Discord Alternatives (That Don’t Require Age Verfification) in 2026

#discord #agegating #ageverification #alternatives #twitch #youtube #free #freemium #beebom

14 year old Max has the right diagnosis (designed to maximise engagement), politicians have wrong solution (bans which require everyone to be policed on the internet). The problem is the business model so politicians need to regulate *that*.
#SocialMedia #AgeGating #OverPolicing […]

With news that the #UK is considering #ageGating #VPNs, here's your periodic reminder that you don't need to pay a #VPN service (and potentially have to do an age-check, in future) to have a VPN.

For the last ten years, I've just been spinning up cheap VMs running #WireGuard on cloud providers […]

Flooding the zone is once again the preferred tactic of choice for pushing abusive legislation in #Portugal

Not as egregious as 100+ changes to labor laws, but PSD still couldn't resist sneaking in #ChatControl together with #AgeGating whatever online platforms the state wants to surveil.

French lawmakers vote to ban #SocialMedia use by under-15s

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france...

#France #SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeVerification #AgeGating #IdentityVerification

Indian states weigh #Australia-style ban on #SocialMedia for children

techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/indian-states...

#India #politics #SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeGating #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification

OpenAI rolls out age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age OpenAI is rolling out an age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age and apply possible safety-related restrictions to prevent misuse by teens.

#OpenAI rolls out age prediction model on #ChatGPT to detect your age

www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intellig...

#privacy #AgeGating #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification

Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under #Australia’s New #SocialMediaBan

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/austral...

#SocialMedia #privacy #AgeVerification #AgeGating #IdentityVerificatio #politics

所以，你遇到了年龄门槛。现在怎么办？ So, You''ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now? (www.eff.org) 01:27  ↑ 124 HN Points

So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?

www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-you...

#privacy #politics #AgeVerification #AgeAssurance #IdentityVerification #AgeGating

"#Pornhub said the number of #UK visitors to its website was down 77 per cent compared with July, when more rigorous age checks for sexually explicit sites were introduced under the #OnlineSafetyAct, the BBC reports."

That's about the number of people who know how to use a VPN service 🤫 […]

I may be wrong, but I think ‘Big Tech’ loses this one.

Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”
#Tech #Agegating
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/big-...

I may be wrong, but I think ‘Big Tech’ loses this one.

Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”
#Tech #Agegating
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

Has anybody checked if Ursula von der Leyen's children and grandchildren are on social media?

#AgeGating #AgeVerification #SocialMediaBan

YouTube to gauge US users’ ages with AI after UK and Australia add age checks Tech company says it will use machine learning to estimate ages in order to show users in US age-appropriate content

In the #US #Youtube is #AgeGating and #Censoring #People's #Accounts and worse, by using #AI. Even though theres no #law here at the moment for this, this is starting #August 13th 2025. For more #info you can read the link below and also google
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Steam Faces Financial Obliteration: Others Are Already Dead YouTube video by Bellular News

@bellular.bsky.social | Bellular News: "Steam Faces Financial Obliteration: Others Are Already Dead" | #GamingNews #Gaming #News #AgeGating #Verification
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlDk...

Understand the difference. Protect your business.

#IDMERIT #IdentityVerification #DigitalIdentity #KYC #AML #KYT #KYB #AgeGating #AgeVerification #FraudPrevention #BusinessVerification

🔐 Age Verification vs. Age Gating – Know the Vital Distinction

#Agegating may restrict access, but it doesn’t verify who’s behind the screen. That’s where IDMERIT’s #identityverification solutions come in—ensuring accurate age validation, regulatory compliance, and safer user experiences.

The #SupremeCourt upheld a #Texas law requiring #ageverification to access #adultwebsites, ruling that the #FirstAmendment does not protect adults’ access to obscene content without age verification: The decision opens the door to #agegating in states nationwide and could impact #onlineprivacy and…