CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@jonsnow Yeah, the toxicity of other people means that if I post under my real name/photo, I get hideous things said to me because of my phenotype. No thanks.

Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firmhttps://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online#Proton #privacy #AgeVerification #IDVerification #surveillance #technology

@jonsnow So, bu leaving our Id's with shady third parties for "age verification" (it's not really, it's control), we're going to fell even safer?

We’re going against the grain on this one, to acknowledge that proposal H.R. 8250 is not nearly as bad as past proposals like KOSA or the EU’s ID verification scheme. New video out now: Why Everyone's Got the 'Parents Decide Act' WrongYouTube: https://youtu.be/Ggj5mKKv740PeerTube: https://neat.tube/w/jHa1S4cqjvwBK75fQ6KtzZ#USgov #ParentalControls #AgeVerification #IDVerification #Privacy #Video

Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban plan faces growing pushback over privacy and human rights concernsEnforcing the social media ban through age verification undermines the rights of all usershttps://soyacincau.com/2026/04/20/malaysia-under-16-social-media-ban-privacy-rights-concerns/#AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #technology #activism #Malaysia

EU Launches Age Verification AppThe Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That's not a coincidence.https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-launches-age-verification-app#AgeVerification #IDVerification #EU #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAICEO Sam Altman happens to head a company that provides age verification services. Probably a coincidence.https://gizmodo.com/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-turns-out-to-be-sneakily-backed-by-openai-2000741069#OpenAI #ChatGPT #AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #technology #enshittification #dystopia