#ageverification is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 92 people shared 148 posts with it — around 5 a day. Activity is down 9% versus the previous week, peaking on Sep 11 with 12 posts.
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New US Congress bill proposal requires all operating system providers to verify ages
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.
theprivacycloud.substack.com
Discord will enable global age verification soon
Now's the time to move
www.girlonthenet.com
Age verification: what's the harm? | Girl on the Net explains
Age verification has hit the UK, people need to upload ID to see 'adult' content. What's the harm in laws like this, if they protect children? Let's see.
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After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the
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Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems
Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.
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To Enforce Its Proposed Social Media Ban for 450 Million Pre-Teens, EU Builds an Open Source App - Slashdot
The European Commission "proposed on Thursday banning children under 13 from social media, with parent-supervised accounts until 15," reports Reuters. "Enforcement would rely on a tool Brussels built itself" — a free, open-source age verification smartphone app "that tells a platform wheth...
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EU Kids Act Would Ban Social Media for Under-13s
According to a report from Thomson Reuters, the European Commission has recently proposed prohibiting any child under 13 from using social media. Meanwhile, adolescents under 15 could use accounts only under parental supervision. The proposed measure belongs to the Kids Act, which would cover 450 million users across the EU's 27 countries. This means users must verify their age before using social media.
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White House's new push to block state AI laws could ride on kids’ safety
Separate meetings this week with children's advocates and the tech industry came just days after a bipartisan House proposal on AI got a chilly reception.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
Single player games might require age verification if they use Steam under EU Kids Act's current draft, according to MEP's senior policy adviser
The EU Kids Act's current draft could see single player games subjected to age verification because they need Steam for updates.
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SB73: Utah's Anti-VPN Law Explained ft. Rise To Liberty | Hide & Speak
YouTube video by Verified Privacy VPN (vp.net)
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EU’s Social Media Ban Could Bring ID Checks for Adults
The EU wants to keep children off social media, but enforcing the rules could mean adults increasingly having to prove their age or show ID online.
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