Meta is behind the lobbying for age verification/digital ID. It's not about protecting the children, its about corruption. #ageverification #scam

Convined OS-based #ageverification is just a plot to restrict freedom of expression even more *and* further entrench Windows as the sole operating system ever.

#savespeech #stopcensorship

@eff the sheer idea of "#AgeVerification" is so #Cyberfascist that I want everyone to spread #Flashdrives with @tails_live / @tails / #Tails preinstalled, some #TorBridges on paper+QR and a printed out version ...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists #fascism

👉 Vote 'em Out!

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@carlrichell/116224917281309160

The #System76 CEO is goated for this.

#ageVerification

https://agelesslinux.org/

Spread the Word!!!

#ageverification #linux #bigtech #floss

I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills. The answer involves a company that profits from your data writing laws ... # EDIT/UPDATE: # New post and research at...

Turns out all the #ageverification shit is coming from the companies that profit the most from being able to track all your identity data: but it's mostly our old pal #meta.

Dude, how can YouTube be asking me to verify my age. THEY HAVE ALL MY INFO TO BE MONETISED WTAF???

#youtube #ageverification #ageverify #australia #streamer

GitHub - upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings Contribute to upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings development by creating an account on GitHub.

#ageverification #lobbying #meta

github.com/upper-up/met...

🌐 With the introduction of #ageverification laws in many U.S. states, these systems use automated scanning to verify the authenticity and legitimacy of your ID.

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender and gender diverse people from Kansas will effectively have to out themselves to every platform that requires age […]

someone smarter than me might need to comment, but I don't see how these age verification laws are enforceable as it applies to Linux distros... how are you going to compel a distributed set of developers to comply with it? And even if you could track down US based contributors, wouldn't that be […]

Extensive evidence shows the massive push for mandatory identity verification/age verification (KOSA, KIDS Act, etc.) is due to HUGE lobbying/donations from Meta/Facebook

Meta wants to destroy your privacy

archive.is/qP6kR

github.com/upper-up/met...

#StopKOSA #AgeVerification #IDVerification

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the crosshairs, say privacy experts.

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

Large volumes of sensitive identity data can become targets for government demands and hackers

#ageverification #surveillance #privacy #FirstAmendment #technology #tech

thread of three from Audrey today #ageVerification #socialMediaBans

The Child-Safe Operating System Part two of a series on the recent age verification legislations In the previous previous post, I discussed at length my issues with the series of bills.

More thoughts on the recent age restrictions and verifications. This might be a bit idilic, but we need to imagine better ways to keep our children safe.
blog.ty-whit.dev/Tech/Age-Res...
#parenting #satey #tech #online #discord #ageverification #politics #operatingsystems

Here's what concerns me most from a privacy perspective. These bills don't just verify age once. They create a persistent identity layer inside the operating system that applications can query at will.

The commercial age verification vendors who would provide this infrastructure (Yoti, Veriff […]

A few months ago, a Canadian judge got her #amazon , #google , #uber, credit cards accounts, etc. closed. She was doing her job investigating war crimes done in Afghanistan, including by the #USA

#digitalSovereignty #warcrimes #ageVerification #surveillance fraxoweb.social/@frank/11621...

A State Government Tried to Regulate Linux; It Went Exactly How You'd Expect. YouTube video by Olive Badger

This is such a glorious rant!

She provides several AB 1043 specific links.

#Linux #CA #California #OpenSource #AgeVerification

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQLd...

Here is the age verification bill tracker, found in the official website of the advocacy group called the Free Speech Coalition (FSC). Beware of the "dystopian" #AgeVerification laws. So watch out for them. #DigitalRights #DigitalFreedom #PrivacyFirst
action.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verifica...

UK asks social media companies to tighten up for under 13’s www.3dcandy.social/2026/03/uk-asks-social-m... #3dcandy #3dcsocial #ageverification #boost #facebook #roblox #socialmedia

Fuck these assholes and their 'think of the children' rhetoric.

It's never about kids.

Various Aus gov'ts - Liberal and Labor - have been trying to pull this shit for over 25 fucking years.

It's never about protecting children.

Was kinda hoping I wouldn't see the internet calving down again, so fucking soon, but here we are.

#AgeVerification

Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag...

Here is an article by @eff.org about the issues of #AgeVerification laws, affecting the parts of the US Constitution nationwide. #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #PrivacyFirst #CyberSecurity #NoAgeSignals #DigitalRights #DigitalFreedom
www.eff.org/issues/age-v...

Screenshot of a Coway product webpage for the Airmega Mighty AP-1512HH air purifier showing product images, price, rating, and purchase options, with a centered pop-up dialog titled “Verify your age” stating that users must confirm they are over 18 and offering two buttons: “YES, I’M OVER 18” and “No, get me out of here.”

what are we even doing here gang

#ageverification #over18 #cookies

How to Use Yoti for Age Verification - SWer Resources & Support Yoti is one of the simplest, most professional ways to handle age verification without putting yourself at risk.

Want to verify your clients or buyers but know they won't want to send ID? You can tell them to verify with #yoti instead!

Check out our blog post written by @oopsmadi1999.bsky.social on how. #swresource #ageverification

System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks There's a lot of age checking / age assurance bills going around right now, and System76 have entered the fight in Colorado to help open source.

www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/syst...

System76, instead of worrying about how to comply with Age Verification laws, is going fighting back against the laws, and urging Lawmakers to exclude open-source software from those mandates all-together!

#OpenSource #AgeVerification #AgeID #system76

#ageverification #idverification #dataleak

"Won't someone think of the children?!" @glynmoody.bsky.social warns UK's #ChildSafety plans could force #AgeVerification on all #VPN users. Meanwhile, rightsholders already leverage French & Spanish courts against VPNs. Core internet infrastructure is under siege.
walledculture.org/copyright-in...

please fight back we are almost out of time... YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers

A weather app asking for #AgeVerification ? WTF!

How does that 'protect the children'?

youtu.be/1podbTImtq8?...

#privacy #linux #windows #ageverification #politics

BTW, CALL YOUR REPS TO STOP OR REPEAL IN PC AGE VERIFICATION