<![CDATA[A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info]]>A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info

Another slippery slope to target everyone, especially minority groups, and make their life hell under the name of protecting kids. If you want to protect kids, tell Meta, Google, & all other social media companies not to let kids usew the app. It is that simple. But Meta, who is behind the lobbying is niw shifting this burden to OS providers and targeting everyone on the planet.

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If one can install Linux, they are of age.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116411534665078721https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116411534665078721Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:24:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:57:44 GMT]]>@nixCraft

The scope of the corruption behind this must be huge.

American tech telling the globe that a corrupt politician, and his fossil fuel funded fascists, can dictate state surveillance adoption for everyone on the planet.

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Jeannie Suk Gersen on a California jury’s rewarding of damages in a lawsuit that found Meta and Google liable for a woman’s addiction to the social-media apps Instagram and YouTube.

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Instead of sucking it up over their lost lawsuit on negligence & public safety, Meta & Google are funded to get state surveillance embedded in every device.
https://techoversight.org/2025/07/29/bloomberg-meta-google-lobbyists-fight-to-pass-the-buck-on-kids-online-safety/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116410250998858549https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116410250998858549Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:57:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:16:40 GMT]]>@Earl @capergrrl When uploading images to the web, you should include descriptive alt text to ensure accessibility and clarity

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zekapariltisi/statuses/116410089522198574https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zekapariltisi/statuses/116410089522198574Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:16:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:16:01 GMT]]>@capergrrl
The image is AI-generated, but the words are not, and were added by me to the image in Gimp.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mast.john1126.com/ap/users/115981910993463416/statuses/116409851039635572https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mast.john1126.com/ap/users/115981910993463416/statuses/116409851039635572Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:16:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:14:27 GMT]]>@jcnotwit @nixCraft
I’ve already had my identifying information stolen at least twice from breaches of companies which were supposed to keep it safe. Thanks, but no thanks. This is just another identity theft vector in the making.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/pomegranate_stew/statuses/116409844874406140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/pomegranate_stew/statuses/116409844874406140Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:14:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:12:16 GMT]]>@Earl @freevolt24 @nixCraft I understand your point and your sentiment, but this picture seems to be AI slop.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/capergrrl/statuses/116409836298163379https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/capergrrl/statuses/116409836298163379Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:12:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:10:59 GMT]]>@nixCraft Can you share this over on Bluesky so I can share this with someone who isn't really active here on Mastodon?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/capergrrl/statuses/116409831236175695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/capergrrl/statuses/116409831236175695Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:10:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:11 GMT]]>@OutsideCasey @nixCraft which is why the bigger issue is government trying to be your parent. Personally, I’d like to see more resources go towards equiping parents/guardians than the government replacing them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kodamachameleon/statuses/116409733702673007https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kodamachameleon/statuses/116409733702673007Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:46:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:28:13 GMT]]>@nixCraft authoritarianism surveillance, the Stasi would be proud.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116056513631316930/statuses/116409663084576193https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116056513631316930/statuses/116409663084576193Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:28:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:23:51 GMT]]>@nixCraft Why the fuck isn't this part of parental control on devices? When device boots for first time, it should ask who the user will be. Pick Child and lock it with custom PIN. Job fucking done.

Instead they are going the entire other way hoarding user biometric data, images and IDs. All to "protect" children. Get the fuck off.

Some claim this would expose children more. Um yeah, what does "unverified" does now? Same damn thing.

This is so fucking stupid and everyone just went on board.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rejzor/statuses/116409645895157139https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rejzor/statuses/116409645895157139Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:23:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:19:30 GMT]]>@nixCraft

✋ uhmmm how is my oven going to verify the age of it's users? or my new gaming mouse that runs ZephyrOS?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/maya_b/statuses/116409628781043660https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/maya_b/statuses/116409628781043660Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:19:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:23:05 GMT]]>@freevolt24
Looks like a good analogy to me.

@nixCraft

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mast.john1126.com/ap/users/115981910993463416/statuses/116409406934575970https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mast.john1126.com/ap/users/115981910993463416/statuses/116409406934575970Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:23:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:07:34 GMT]]>@nixCraft the *verification* user journey:

Age Verification -> Identity Verification -> Political Affiliation Verification -> Work Camp Verification

Tech is getting infinitely more powerful and invasive. Leaving a power vaccum to be filled by power hungry organizations that can't resist.

Ring of Sauron anyone? 💍💍💍

The root cause has to be addressed... 🤔 Absolute power, corrupts absolutely.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116409345905799414https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116401107525975086/statuses/116409345905799414Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:07:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:47:54 GMT]]>@nixCraft

although he is corporate democrat, so called "problem solver". are democrats planning loosing in 2026 and 2028. i don't like to support this kind trojan horse mass surveillance in the name of protecting kids.

republicans are already bad as something, but this might make defending democrats more painful.

these days i feel, that democrats want to be republicans instead of republicans.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zetabeta/statuses/116409268633017934https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zetabeta/statuses/116409268633017934Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:47:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:40:55 GMT]]>@contrasocial @nixCraft

water, or oil.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116409241139990945https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116409241139990945Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:40:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:33:41 GMT]]>@nixCraft "And for other purposes."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AAKL/statuses/116409212685079204https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AAKL/statuses/116409212685079204Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:33:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:17:27 GMT]]>@Sassinake @nixCraft

Could be there's already too much legislation in place protecting ISPs from having to do this stuff.

I'd suspect its the same reason water finds the path of least resistance.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/contrasocial/statuses/116409148878496496https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/contrasocial/statuses/116409148878496496Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:17:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:15:04 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Love is in the air~

Wrong. Age Verification in my Operating System.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116358070907186116/statuses/116409139520726344https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116358070907186116/statuses/116409139520726344Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:15:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:14:42 GMT]]>@nixCraft i wonder why not put this age verification into the products instead of an OSes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115848575411203906/statuses/116409138081943931https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115848575411203906/statuses/116409138081943931Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:14:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:03:20 GMT]]>@nixCraft

Amazing they're not just going for Internet providers to grant or block access to the internet. Why the OS?

Because M$ and Apple have been losing users.

Eventually, the Machines will run everything, while a few VIPs will sit in their bunkers, drone civilians for sport, and deny any responsibility for anything.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116409093357400683https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Sassinake/statuses/116409093357400683Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:03:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:02:41 GMT]]>@nixCraft Hey Grover Norquisling, where ya been, mate? How's that "drown it in the bathtub" plan working out for ya? I'm sure it's all according to plan in your echo chamber.

I wish I had time to compile a great big beautiful book of all the Orwellian bills that these so-called small-government corporatist clowns have enabled, and drop it on their heads.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ozdreaming/statuses/116409090769641173https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ozdreaming/statuses/116409090769641173Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:02:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:10 GMT]]>@nixCraft is there any political voice around in the US opposing this bullshit?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/samhawkins/statuses/116409080903350447https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/samhawkins/statuses/116409080903350447Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:57:43 GMT]]>@nixCraft the is a and EVERYONE needs to that shit and !

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116409071246677638https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116409071246677638Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:57:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to A New Bill proposes Federal Age Verification on any Operating Systems in entire U.S https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:57:15 GMT]]>@nixCraft Awesome.

Maybe I can make a business of removing all the government mandated bullshit from your computer.

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