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eicker.news ᳇ tech news<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Proton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Proton</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VPN</a> is seeing a 1,400% increase in <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/signups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signups</a> as the <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>’s <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> law takes effect. The law requires websites with explicit content to verify visitors’ ages, leading users to seek <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/VPNs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VPNs</a> to <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/bypass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bypass</a> these <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/restrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#restrictions</a>. <a href="https://mashable.com/article/proton-vpn-uk-age-verification-signups?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mashable.com/article/proton-vpn-uk-age-verification-signups?eicker.news</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

nemo™ 🇺🇦📈🚨 Proton VPN sees a massive 1,400% surge in UK signups just minutes after the Online Safety Act takes effect! Brits are turning to VPNs to protect <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> & bypass strict <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> rules. Is this the start of a new era in UK digital freedom? 🔒🇬🇧Read more 👉 <a href="https://cyberinsider.com/proton-vpn-signups-in-uk-surge-1400-after-online-safety-act-comes-into-force/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cyberinsider.com/proton-vpn-signups-in-uk-surge-1400-after-online-safety-act-comes-into-force/</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineSafetyAct</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VPN</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newz</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetFreedom</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DigitalPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPrivacy</a>

Jupiter Rowland@<a href="https://indieweb.social/users/tchambers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Tim Chambers</a> There isn't much that we can do. These standards, just like the various laws that triggered their creation, suppose that all social networks and social media are <ul><li>commercial and corporate with loads of money behind them</li><li>centralised silos</li><li>staffed with thousands upon thousands upon thousands of employees in office blocks all around the world</li></ul> For comparison, Hubzilla probably shows what's the best the Fediverse can do. It has an optional field for new registrations to confirm that they're over a certain age. However, almost all Hubzilla hubs have a "staff" of exactly one. A hobbyist. Unlike Mastodon servers, Hubzilla hubs don't even have moderators because Hubzilla is all about self-empowerment and self-moderation. Is that one admin honestly expected to verify the authenticity of the IDs and the birth certificates of newly-registrated users with the authorities in almost 200 different nations? There used to be a time when such regulations only applied to services from a certain size upward or from a certain revenue upward. But now something that can only be done by big corporations becomes mandatory for tiny hobbyist projects. Besides, how are these measures supposed to keep 13-year-olds from spinning up their own single-user Fediverse servers on machines at home? If this is supposed to be absolutely, 100% guaranteed to be absolutely, 100% water-tight, the two Hubzilla devs would have to check and verify the identity of everyone who wants set up their own hub before they allow the git-based installer to clone the repository from Framagit onto their servers. CC: @<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ieeespectrum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">IEEE Spectrum</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=Long" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Long</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=LongPost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LongPost</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=CWLong" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CWLong</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=CWLongPost" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CWLongPost</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=FediMeta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FediMeta</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=FediverseMeta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FediverseMeta</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=CWFediMeta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CWFediMeta</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=CWFediverseMeta" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CWFediverseMeta</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=Fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fediverse</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=Hubzilla" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hubzilla</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.netzgemeinde.eu/search?tag=AgeVerification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AgeVerification</a>

Jim KillockYou can also sign the letter demanding <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> is properly regulated under the <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> This is seriously dumb, that this is missing, and that the <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ICO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICO</a> is making no serious sign of regulating AV providers.<a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance</a>

Open Rights GroupAge assurance is a red flag. A big one 🚩 By not requiring regulation of the industry in the Online Safety Act, UK users are thrown into a wild west of privacy and security standards.Sign our letter to demand the UK government regulates the industry NOW ⬇️ <a href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-letter-dsit-regulating-age-assurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupMillions of UK users will be asked to upload ID documents or have a biometric facial scan to check their age.You'll do this with different providers for different platforms without a regulatory guarantee.This multiplies the risk of phishing, sextortion, data breaches and data reuse.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupIDs at the ready 🪪Age assurance requirements under the UK Online Safety Act kick in this Friday.UK users will have to hand over their sensitive data to cyber bouncers without being sure they'll protect their privacy.ORG is calling for these age assurance providers to be regulated ⬇️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-calls-for-age-assurance-industry-to-be-regulated/</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupThe UK Online Safety Act requires age assurance to restrict access to porn AND any content that could be ‘harmful’ for under 18s.If UK users don't submit to these checks, they'll either be blocked from accessing the platform entirely, or features like DMs and certain content will be restricted.And what amounts to 'harmful' content is open to broad interpretation.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

Open Rights GroupUK users have no choice with age assurance.You must use the methods and provider picked by the platform that you're trying to access.❌ Providers aren't required to meet specific privacy or security standards.❌ Platforms don't have to choose trusted or certified providers.You should be able to pick a provider that can be used interoperably across every platform.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cybersecurity</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a>

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻“The way we use the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internet</a> in <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> is changing. Soon, it won’t just be social media platforms asking to verify your age. Come December, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> requirements will also extend to search engines – with significant ramifications.That means you may need to *scan your face* or do an *identity check* to use a search engine as a logged-in user. And it’s unlikely to stop there: the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/eSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eSafety</a> commissioner is considering rules for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mandatory</a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AgeChecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeChecks</a> across the entire internet landscape.Whether or not you support the idea of age-gating the internet, this is a huge, unprecedented change. These are not small decisions; they will impact everyone who uses the internet in Australia – not just people under 16. There are implications for privacy, digital inclusion, access to information and online participation that go beyond the controversial *teen social media ban*. All of this warrants meaningful public debate.”<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#labor</a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <<a href="https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media</a>>

Kuba Suder • @mackuba.eu on 🦋Here we go… "French authorities are already progressing with efforts to force certain social media sites — including X, Reddit, <a href="https://martianbase.net/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://martianbase.net/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> — to introduce age verification, by classifying them as pornographic websites." 😑 <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/</a><a href="https://martianbase.net/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a>

Em :official_verified:Last Friday <a href="https://mastodon.neat.computer/@privacyguides" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@privacyguides</a> released its second episode this year of This Week in Privacy! 🎤🔒✨You can now watch it from our PeerTube instance!Lots of very important topics being discussed in there: <a href="https://neat.tube/w/4ZCEWBfujAqHRRABNBhjB9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://neat.tube/w/4ZCEWBfujAqHRRABNBhjB9</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivacyGuides</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BrowserFingerprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrowserFingerprinting</a>

Glyn MoodySelling your digital soul to use <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a>'s DMs isn't just a bad idea, it's the law - <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/opinion_column_age_verification/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/opinion_column_age_verification/</a> "UK government is very keen to show Britain as a world leader in digital. In the case of leading in the wrong direction, it's got its wish." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a>

Droppie<a href="https://mstdn.social/@mike_k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mike_k@mstdn.social</a> I've posted on this in recent weeks when Guardian or ABC ran an earlier article on this, saying i don't understand... & i still do not understand. Both articles explicitly state that this bullshit applies when <del>idiots</del> um users of search engines, do searches whilst logged into said se. What kind of moron logs into a s/e? 😮🙄🤦‍♀️ Ergo, afaict, anyone with more than half a dozen functioning neurons needs to simply... do what i expect they're already doing, & keep searching for their whatevs... not logged into a se. MSM & commentators have been losing their minds about this, but iirc nobody seems to be making the same simple observation as me... why? 🤔🤷 <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/AusPol" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPol</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/SearchEngines" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SearchEngines</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/AgeVerification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/beatup" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beatup</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/hysterical" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hysterical</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/MSM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MSM</a> <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/clickbait" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clickbait</a>

FreezenetMike Masnick on Bluesky Implementing Age Verification: “This is the World That We Live In”Bluesky is implementing age verification. Mike Masnick has commented on this, seemingly throwing his hands in the air about it.I'm going to say this right off the top: I am not thrilled about ha<a href="https://www.freezenet.ca/mike-masnick-on-bluesky-implementing-age-verification-this-is-the-world-that-we-live-in/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.freezenet.ca/mike-masnick-on-bluesky-implementing-age-verification-this-is-the-world-that-we-live-in/</a><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Security</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bluesky</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/MikeMasnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MikeMasnick</a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>

John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> online & it’s threat to your <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/2W7m23OzNJE?si=xHxNF74QQ9WpD6-d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/2W7m23OzNJE?si=xHxNF74QQ9WpD6-d</a>

Petra van Cronenburg<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Em0nM4stodon</a> Well, in the EU it's planned quite differently: a kind of mini-wallet in an app, so you don't need to give all your data to corporations or companies directly. They started with a test in France. Here's a good article about how it should work, and about pros & cons: <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/age-verification-european-union-mini-id-wallet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/age-verification-european-union-mini-id-wallet</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ageVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageVerification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a>

Wendy M. GrossmanIn this week's net.wars, "Cautionary tales", I consider becoming a child for the purposes of age verification, and Substack becomes a unicorn. Dare we predict enshittification? <a href="https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/18/cautionary-tales/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/07/18/cautionary-tales/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NetWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NetWars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineSafetyAct</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Substack</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VentureCapital</a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>

WokStationWhether you watch <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/porn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#porn</a> or not, if you agree with the concept of freely available sexual content, or not, this should worry you. People will be defrauded and blackmailed by sites that PRETEND to be <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ageVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageVerification</a> grabbing their card details. Actual verification companies are going to be prime targets for hackers turbocharged by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#llm</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a>, and some will succeed in their attacks. But if you're against porn why would you care? Good question, and i have horrible answers. First consider our government introduced anti terror laws with the promise they'd be used only against the very worst of people who were trying to kill us, and then those same laws were used against rubbish bin misuse and protests. Now think about what's happening in America and how politicians from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reform</a> are already complaining about "<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> books". But you may not care that <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgender</a> topics could become deemed "adult", so where's the harm to you? <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a>

Paul Chambers🚧<a href="https://social.veraciousnetwork.com/@cdp1337" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cdp1337</a> I have that same question being in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ohio</a>, although, I don't have users being self-hosted, but nothing would stop someone from coming directly to my <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> instance, going to Live Feeds and seeing federated porn that has nothing to do with my instance, per se. Here's from the Columbus Dispatch, "The new law requires any organization that sells or presents any material or performance that is "obscene or harmful to juveniles" to utilize reasonable age-verification methods."🔗 Adults only: Access to porn will require <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> in <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ohio</a> under new law [starting Sept 29th] <a href="https://archive.ph/9UFBk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/9UFBk</a>The Cleveland paper offers even less info🔗 State budget impact: Lots of lesser-known parts will affect Ohioans lives <a href="https://archive.ph/iar2Z" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/iar2Z</a>

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