Is child safety being used as a pretext for total internet surveillance?
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As regulators rush to “protect children,” we risk creating something worse. A more centralized, identity-driven, and surveilled internet that strengthens Big Tech instead of challenging it.Theena Kumaragurunathan (It's FOSS)
Things just get more absurd with each passing day. 😑
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#ageverification #linux #privacy
If passed, the bill would apply across the U.S., unlike the state-level laws already around.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
US operating system age verification bill "Parents Decide Act" gets published gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/us-o…
#Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification #ParentsDecideAct
The US-wide operating system age verification bill we covered recently, the "Parents Decide Act", now actually has the bill published to read.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/new-…
#Gaming #USA #PCGaming #US #AgeVerification
We've covered here before on individual US states setting up their own age verification laws, and now a new US Congress bill has been proposed for it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
It's a peaceful life. 😌
Oh hell nooo! 😭
Fedora's project leader has an interesting take on implementing age verification.
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#linux #fedora #ageverification
He thinks a cross-distro API standard can be a practical solution to tackle age verification.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Garuda Linux won't be complying with age verification because they don't have to.
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Garuda has taken an official stance on the age verification question, while Arch Linux is silent.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Heard of systemd's latest controversy? We spoke with one of the key people involved in it.
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#linux #systemd #ageverification
A single pull request turned a quiet open source contributor into the unlikely target of one of the Linux community's most heated controversies. We interacted with Dylan Taylor to hear his side of the story.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
GrapheneOS says ❌ to age verification.
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#grapheneos #ageverification #privacy
The privacy-focused Android fork would rather lose market access than collect user data at setup.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
History will remember what they achieved here. 🗿 ⚔️
Damn you age verification. 🤬
Just age verification things. 🫤
A systemd fork has set out as a fu*k you to age verification.
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#linux #systemd #ageverification
The project removes the birthDate field systemd added last week in response to age verification laws.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
🇧🇷 Brazilian Federal Law 15211, called Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents, requires age verification of users on social networks, application stores and operating systems
🔗️ planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato…
The National Data Protection Agency defined the steps to implement age measurement solutions
🔗️ in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/despach…
This agency has other documents and specific recommendations
🔗️ gov.br/anpd/pt-br/assuntos/eca…
#Brazil #AgeVerification #SocialMedia #OperatingSystem #AppStore
The resistance against age verification is growing.
There's now a dedicated Linux distro that stands against it. 😼🗿
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And thankfully, it's more than just a Linux distro without age verification.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
Age verification, boon or bane? 🧐
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Age verification laws could change how operating systems work. See how major Linux and BSD distributions are reacting to the new regulations.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
🚨 Wide ranging powers to restrict Internet access in the UK have been voted through 🚨
Ministers will be able to impose digital ID checks, curfews and VPN restrictions without Parliamentary scrutiny.
This can be used on websites, social media, apps and games with no need to show there's any harm to children.
Find out more ⬇️
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#onlinesafety #digitalid #id #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
MPs have rejected a Lords amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would allow a social media ban for under 16s.Open Rights Group
“When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers."
Ministers would have unilateral powers to lock what they see as 'harmful' behind digital ID checks.
This could end up being used on LGBTQ+ and reproductive health content.
🗣️ ORG's James Baker.
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#onlinesafety #digitalid #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol
The U.K. government has laid two amendments that would let it sidestep parliamentary debate so it can update online safety laws.Mizy Clifton (POLITICO)
Age verification is spreading like the plague. When does it stop? 🤧
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What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨
A new amendment would give the UK government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications.
That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers.
Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️
action.openrightsgroup.org/no-…
#privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
Take action! What’s the problem? The Government has proposed amendments to the Children Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would give Ministers the power to restrict access to "internet services".Open Rights Group
Age verification, what's your take on it?
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As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn't feel so far off anymore.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Oh look: #discord outsourced their age verification to some vendor. You know, the #ageverification that countries like the UK want to make mandatory for basically every online service. And the vendor had a data breach exposing photos of government IDs for 70,000 people.
Do you feel safer? How many children did we protect by exposing the IDs of these 70,000 (presumably) adults? Thanks for taking one for the team, you 70,000 canaries in the #privacy coal mine.
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At Discord, protecting the privacy and security of our users is a top priority. That’s why it’s important to us that we’re transparent with them about events that impact their personal information.discord.com
