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There is no amount of data collection, surveillance, or censorship that will get a child off a screen. Parents must be willing to set and enforce boundaries for their children.

In case you missed it: #Ofcom are proposing to ban open access to content by Joy Division, Pink Floyd The Wall, Nine Inch Nails, and anything pertaining to goth subculture; also #dysphoria forums and anything discussing body "wrongness" Because children should not have access to that kind of thing.

God alone knows how #Ofcom and their functionaries will interpret "promotion of body stigma" as applied to open discussion of gender #dysphoria

Europa steuert auf ein Internet mit Alterskontrollen für alle zu. Grund dafür ist der von der EU-Kommission vorgelegte Kids Act. Entstehen soll eine Infrastruktur, mit der sich die digitale Öffentlichkeit potenziell überwachen und spalten ließe. Der Weg dorthin besteht aus sechs Schritten.

Btw since the next chatcontrol negotiation will be on November & the EU KidsAct hasn't officially launched yet in Europe I will give you some keywords that you can use just in case you want to mail/call MEP's or other reps (the main targets are mostly the EU-Commission aswell as VDL since both -

We believe one of the best ways to accomplish this, is by starting to get as many people as possible, switching over to #Linux. There are constantly new apps being made for the various distros, many of them open source. Starting the switch over to Linux isn't hard, there's plenty of help to do it.

Every Year, the SWR 1 Hitparade reminds me how great FM Radio can be!

Die Eurosky-Identitätsplattform ist jetzt ein Digital Public Good Anerkannt von der Digital Public Goods Alliance: Open Source, auf offenen Standards aufgebaut und im öffentlichen Interesse betrieben. #Eurosky #mu #OpenSource #DigitalPublicGood #DigitalPublicGoodsAlliance #EULE #EULEde

If this decision stands, we will be in the *very* weird space where it is easier for the government to restrict access to entire speech venues (all libraries, bookstores, video games, social media) than to subsets of speech on particular topics.

We were promised REPEATEDLY that age-verification law was narrow, and would ONLY apply to porn. But— as we warned —it was always a ruse. Since conservatives got their ruling in FSC v Paxton, they’ve pushed to age-gate anything and everything. It’s not going to stop with social media or chatbots.

Protecting kids shouldn't mean collecting their faces. When a child tries a face-based age check, that photo goes to the site. Add a parent's ID and it's a database of children's pictures with home addresses. Full conversation in the thread 👇

#Canada #Canpoli #Politics #BillC22 #Tech #Privacy #Signal #Firefox please keep spreading the word about this bill and keep telling the senators to fix it!!!

The EU Kids Act is declaring war against gaming and Internet privacy Moritz Katzner of #StopKillingGames and Paul Diegel of #StopKillingInternet explain how Stop Killing Games is fighting back to build public pressure against the @ec.europa.eu and the Kids Act with Stop Killing the Internet

#savespeech #notodigitalID The U.S. 11th Circuit ruled today against NetChoice & CCIA in CCIA & NetChoice v. Uthmeier, a challenge to Florida's HB 3[Age gating for social media & a demand that sites delete and profiles that may be under 14]

Sad News in Florida: U.S. 11th Circuit ruled against NetChoice & CCIA in CCIA & NetChoice v. Uthmeier, a challenge to Florida's HB 3 (age gating social media bill) @netchoice.bsky.social said they would "Explore all options to protect Floridians' rights online." Keep the fight going. #SaveSpeech

EU Chat Control Reports Processed With Palantir Software Palantir says little here, while the unanswered questions do plenty of talking.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social @dscc.bsky.social #kosa is surveillance and censorship #VOTE NO 

#savespeech #notodigitalID Another blow from the 11th Circuit Courts: NetChoice Vows to Keep Fighting for Georgians’ Online Rights After 11th Circuit Lifts SB 351 Injunction Note: they did not rule the bill is constitutional. Do not doom about this. Shut that down fixupx.com/NetChoice/st...

Im for sure not buying a PC because of Winslop 11 - better said, I buy it inspite of it

Based on a browser funded with public money, and made the founders multimillionaires. One went on to cofound the biggest venture firm in the world and hired a man as a partner because he choked my unarmed neighbor to death. The people who *didn't* become millionaires are still making a free browser.

India was hailed as the next big democratic player: It is such a dissappointment to see Dehli turn on its youth, its future in this way. Demonstration is a fundamental democratic principle, and seeing a government so publicly fighting it is reason for its removal.

KIDS ACT is the final straw! Abolish the EU Commision and Council immediately!

'Are EU Kidding Me?', my critique of the EU KIDS Act, the EC's chaotic social media ban, is now forthcoming in the excellent Georgetown Law Technology Review. It's updated w/ some extra bits here files.michae.lv/papers/veale... (You can also respond to the consultation: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...)

#stopkillinggames #savespeech #notodigitalID #fightchatcontrol #stopEUKIDSAct @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy @stopkillinggames.bsky.social @eff.org The EU petition against the EU KIDS Act is stalling at 56k signatures. SPREAD THE WORD. We need 1 mil. Sigs. Before August 2027

EU policymakers claim that their Kids Act will keep the internet safe by treating every user as a child unless they age-verify. They are incorrect - this is a prohibitive proposal that puts all online services behind age gates. We urge the EU Parliament to reject it. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A safer internet for children is an important goal. But the EU’s proposed Kids Act must not come at the expense of fundamental rights or democratic process, writes CDT Europe’s @ashaoallen.bsky.social Allen in @techpolicypress.bsky.social Policy Press.

The Telekom has managed to fuck up the cables somehow and now I dont have internet for two days. Funny how all internet issues I had with this company were in the last half year. (In Germany, we call it "Saftladen")

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Up till now, GrapheneOS is great, there are just a few things I'd love to see added: - a way to hide the gesture hint - the option to limit touch vibrations to gestures - more lock screen clock options - a global icon pack function - a "mute all sounds" feature - double press power button remap

My new Google Pixel is arriving later today - grapheneOS I'm coming!!!

The social media ban is coming. That means every adult having to show their ID to get online. Age verification puts privacy at risk. Curbs freedom of expression. And simply doesn't work to keep kids safe online. The government needs to change course. But the clock is ticking. Sign the petition ⬇️

As long as authoritarian governments work to censor & surveil us for ultimate control, VPNs remain vital tools. That’s why we’re fighting to defend them.

With VPNs “Germans can bypass controls on "hate speech",the Chinese can work around restrictions on Winnie the Pooh memes, and people in places like Utah can ignore intrusive age-verification rules.” So this is great news reason.com/2026/10/07/f...

#savespeech #fightchatcontrol #stopEUKIDSAct Apparently the debate on "protecting kids online" occured in Parliament in the EU. No transcript yet. Sounds like its a tyg of war on either side. If someone can cliffnotes this, please lend a hand bsky.app/profile/prog... bsky.app/profile/prog...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ce... Also to bring this for any and all in the EU, The EU KIDS Act is set to dismantle gaming, by restricting social functions on games, and verifying your age to prove your adult or child. What the EU is doing is wrong, and public and social protest needs to be made!

The EU Kids Act would also make private servers illegal according to what I've gathered from snippets & it would also have a negative effect on the gaming market in the EU ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRc... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMB... www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sLI...

UK Plans Passport And Facial Age Checks For Social Media Britain is building a surveillance tollbooth for the web.

#savespeech #fightchatcontrol #notodigitalID Reminder: The EU KIDS Act could legitimately end Stop Killing Games IF PASSED. @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy @fightforthefuture.org @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social CALL THEM OUT. DEMAND THEY VOTE NO ON THIS fightchatcontrol.eu

No KOSA today folks.

Discord is clearly feeling the pressure. Don't let them meme their way out of accountability for our data security and access to community! Tell Discord: NO ONE WANTS ID CHECKS www.stoponlineidchecks.org/companies/

Fear can make surveillance feel like care. The hidden trade is that protection systems often collect the very identity and privacy people need to remain free. #Fear #Privacy

Geleakte Dokumente: EU-Rat plant #Massenüberwachung über Suchpläne | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Chatkontrolle-EU-Staaten-wollen-umfassende-Massenscans-per-Umweg-legalisieren-11468633.html #MassSurveillance #Überwachung #surveillance #Datenschutz #privacy #Verschlüsselung #encryption […]

We did it: The EU Parliament continues to OPPOSE #ChatControl 2.0! 🥳 Thanks everyone for writing to representatives. 🫶 The next trilogue is scheduled for November, we must make sure that end-to-end encryption and private communication remains to be protected! #privacy