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alecmuffett.bsky.social
Journalists! Why you should not bother wasting your/everyone’s time covering “Age Verification” on Linux: The “Tug of War” Theory of Open Source
https://alecmuffett.com/article/148084
#AgeAttestation #AgeVerification #MarkZuckerberg #OpenSource #apple #google #ubuntu
Journalists! Why you should not bother wasting your/everyone’s time covering “Age Verification” on Linux: The “Tug of War” Theory of Open Source
tl;dr: the “project” of open source age verification will inevitably implode — probably messily — and waste everyone’s time whilst also reifying narrative of “support”…
alecmuffett.com
March 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
alecmuffett.bsky.social
Bluesky, Britain, Age-Verification, Age-Attestation, and Railway Trains | …what child-protection measures British Civil Society *ought* to be demanding
https://alecmuffett.com/article/113692
#AgeAttestation #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #bluesky #censorship #google #privacy #w3c
Bluesky, Britain, Age-Verification, Age-Attestation, and Railway Trains | …what child-protection measures British Civil Society *ought* to be demanding
A friend/peer asked me “What are you going to do about Bluesky’s announcement of Age Verification?” as recently described in the Verge — and this is my response: At the moment I a…
alecmuffett.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
2gd4.me
My hot take is that #AgeVerification should be “If you lie about this, and you’re in trouble, you’re at a steep legal disadvantage”. Like if you get into deep shit on a Web service you had to lie about your age to use, the provider shouldn’t be liable.
#Privacy #AgeAttestation #SurveillanceState
April 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
2gd4.me
Age Verification Mandates are repugnant to the Fifth and/or Fourteenth Amendment if anyone still cares about the US Constitution #AgeAttestation #AgeVerification #SurveillanceState #privacy
March 24, 2026 at 11:36 PM
davidtheexplorer.bsky.social
Ageless Linux: Civil Disobedience Through Operating System

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcwP...

#agelesslinux #digitalsurveillance #protectingchildren #systemd #digitalid #socialmediabans #ageattestation #ageverification #meta
Ageless Linux: Civil Disobedience Through Operating System
YouTube video by Sam Bent
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April 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
csolisr.hub.azkware.net.ap.brid.gy
If this #ageattestation app is fully #opensource, can we expect this to land on #fdroid and work on a de-Googled device? Also, could it be eventually ported to desktop devices?
RE: ec.social-network.europa.eu/us…
ec.social-network.europa.eu
April 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
csolisr.azkware.net
If this #AgeAttestation app is fully #OpenSource, can we expect this to land on #FDroid and work on a de-Googled device? Also, could it be eventually ported to desktop devices?
ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E…
Statement by President von der Leyen with Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on the digital age verification app
Good morning,\nLast autumn, at the State of the Union address, I committed to making the online world safer for our children. We know that digital technology can give children incredible opportunities.
link.europa.eu
April 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
kalika.de
Age Verification 2026: Gesetze, Datenschutz und invasive Altersprüfung im Überblick

Age Verification 2026: Aktuelle Gesetze, invasive Alter

https://www.kalika.de/age-verification-2026-gesetze-datenschutz/

#"ageverification" #"ageattestation" #"altersprüfung" #"datenschutz" #"onlineprivacy"
Age Verification 2026: Gesetze, Datenschutz und invasive Altersprüfung im Überblick
Age Verification 2026: Aktuelle Gesetze, invasive Alter
www.kalika.de
March 18, 2026 at 6:13 AM
monriatitans.bsky.social
Louis Rossmann: "Colorado senators destroyed right to repair; please contact them and ask them not to" | #ConsumerRights #AgeAttestation #Lobbyists
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwc5...
Colorado senators destroyed right to repair; please contact them and ask them not to
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
www.youtube.com
April 5, 2026 at 4:26 AM
davidtheexplorer.bsky.social
Don't Let the Government Control Your Computer | Government (not parents) Decide Act

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmKF...

#digitalsurveillance #ageverification #ageattestation #uslaws #linux #computing
Don't Let the Government Control Your Computer | Government (not parents) Decide Act
YouTube video by Switched to Linux
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April 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
metalsamurai.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Meta behind part of this, it’s about collecting personal data on children without having to worry about any of that privacy nonsense that harms their bottom line.
From: @lb_thomas
https://tech.lgbt/@lb_thomas/116205882920083879
LB Thomas 💎🏳️‍🌈 (@lb_thomas@tech.lgbt)
"I pulled the actual bill text from 5 state age verification laws. They're copy-pasted from two templates. Meta is funding one to dodge ~$50B in COPPA fines — and the other one covers Linux." #AgeVerification #AgeAttestation #ThinkOfTheChildren #Privacy #CA_AB1043 #AB1043 #SB3977 #IL_SB3977 #COPPA #FaceBook #Linux #OpenSource https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rmhxk1/i_pulled_the_actual_bill_text_from_5_state_age/
tech.lgbt
March 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
mikapeltokorpi.bsky.social
Is this the real life? Is this just fantacy?

#Apple #UK
#AgeVerification #AgeAttestation
#Privacy #Cybersecurity

youtube.com/shorts/VvGrS...
"I'm stuck with a CHILD'S phone"
YouTube video by Big Brother Watch
youtube.com
April 12, 2026 at 7:39 AM