Don’t call it age verification.
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
@Tutanota
They already know everything about you.
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@Tutanota "The road to hell is paved with good intentions..." Those in power always appeal to our fears to slowly rob us of our rights...
@arturo2bodegas @Tutanota I thought it was paved with scare stories and chasing donations...
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@arturo2bodegas @Tutanota I thought it was paved with scare stories and chasing donations...
@Ben_Benway @Tutanota Yeah, probably that, too...
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
@Tutanota I think you're absolutely spot on with this!
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@Ben_Benway @Tutanota Yeah, probably that, too...
@arturo2bodegas @Ben_Benway @Tutanota Yeah, let's be clear: they never had good intentions. They just fool people into thinking that they do. They *NEVER* did. I can't emphasize this enough.
Meta and their other co-conspirators who helped bring this about just want to be the sole gateways of the Internet.
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
When the most corrupt industry on the planet funds a global fascist movement, there are no half-measures.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tourMicrosoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there
Saudi Arabia is seeking to be an innovation hub, but activists are warning that tech firms could be complicit in the repression of dissidents.
Business Insider (www.businessinsider.com)
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.
Gadget Review (www.gadgetreview.com)
Contributor: Investigate the AI campaigns flooding public agencies with fake comments
Recent campaigns for corporate interests hit new lows in their attempts to misrepresent the will of the people and deceive officials.
Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
How Google Organized Opposition to a California Privacy Proposal | KQED
Google organized business owners against California legislation to force its Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data.
(www.kqed.org)
The fossil fuel industry has formed an international axis alliance with tech oligarchs against democracy & civil rights.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/photos-tech-ceos-mingle-with-trump-and-mbs-at-saudi-investment-forum.html -
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
@Tutanota I would argue that it’s both. When you’re at home, do you let your kid surf the web on the PC unabated? If you do, then I can understand why this would be difficult to grasp. Most parents would monitor what their children have access to on the home PC so there is no reason why it shouldn’t be done on their mobile devices as well. Parents have had twenty years to do this and they failed, now the government will step in and do it for you.
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The fossil fuel industry wants to de-dollarize the trade in sanctioned oil.
Cryptocurrency is a fraud that risks global financial destabilization. It's unregulated banking.
Trump's fascist billionaires use it to evade taxation, hide assets, & fund anti-democracy movements.
Thiel wants all your data, especially your financial data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/thiel-backed-erebor-offers-venezuela-unlikely-banking-lifeline
Erebor Bank receives national bank charter
The bank, founded by tech billionaire Palmer Luckey and backed by Peter Thiel, is the first recipient of a national bank charter under the current presidential administration.
Banking Dive (www.bankingdive.com)
Paying people in worthless company scrip is an old, old tactic of immiseration by The Moneyed
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Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
@Tutanota tbf the EU’s approach (if it works like they say) may actually be beneficial, but the UK stuff is just straight bullshit
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