The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. #Activists Are Fighting Back

Half of the country now requires #ageVerification to watch #porn or access “harmful” content. #DigitalRights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
#rights #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

The Age-Gated Internet Is Sweeping the US. #Activists Are Fighting Back

Half of the country now requires #ageVerification to watch #porn or access “harmful” content. #DigitalRights advocates are pushing back against legislation they say will make the internet less safe.
#rights #privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

Showing ID online isn't the same as showing it to a human offline.

Each time we provide our official ID or face scan online, this data risks getting leaked, stolen, or accessed by corporations and governments alike, to track our online activities and attach it to our identities.

Privacy Guides supports @fight's campaign against online ID checks.

Add your voice to the protest! 🗣️ ✊
https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/

#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #AgeVerification #KOSA

If everyone was refusing to provide official IDs to verify their identity and age on social platforms, and just let their account rot there unused instead, we would soon see platforms themselves starting to advocate against these invasive laws to recover their users.

Just saying.
They need you more than you need them.
Stop complying with invasive requests.

#Privacy#AgeVerification

To learn more about age verification
and the problems related to this online practice, you can check our:

🎞️ Video: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/08/15/age-verification-is-a-privacy-nightmare/
📰 Article: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/

#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #AgeVerification

To learn more about age verification
and the problems related to this online practice, you can check our:

🎞️ Video: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2025/08/15/age-verification-is-a-privacy-nightmare/
📰 Article: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/

#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #PrivacyGuides #AgeVerification

Showing ID online isn't the same as showing it to a human offline.

Each time we provide our official ID or face scan online, this data risks getting leaked, stolen, or accessed by corporations and governments alike, to track our online activities and attach it to our identities.

Privacy Guides supports @fight's campaign against online ID checks.

Add your voice to the protest! 🗣️ ✊
https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/

#StopOnlineIDChecks #Privacy #AgeVerification #KOSA

Just so you know, we need to push back against privacy-invasive regulations.
Each and every time.

Shrugging and using a VPN will not save you. They will come for the VPNs next.
Then the ISPs.
Then more.

Pushing against unjust laws matters.
The tools alone will not save you in the long run.

#Privacy #PrivacyLaw #AgeVerification

Congress is moving toward a nationwide age-verification mandate, but instead of verifying age on every website or app, lawmakers want to make app stores do it.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/830877/app-store-age-verification-act-pinterest-endorsement

#ageverification #privacy #surveillance #tech
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Congress is moving toward a nationwide age-verification mandate, but instead of verifying age on every website or app, lawmakers want to make app stores do it.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/830877/app-store-age-verification-act-pinterest-endorsement

#ageverification #privacy #surveillance #tech
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If they truly cared about the children,
they would be much more concerned about AI everywhere than end-to-end encryption everywhere.

Encryption actually protects the children.
AI harms them, and us.

#NoAI #Encryption #E2EE #RootForE2EE #ChatControl #AgeVerification

A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress

Not good. The App Store Accountability Act is one of the 19 bills getting discussed at tomorrow's hearing, along with KOSA.

“We need to ensure that our kids are safe and parents have peace of mind from the moment their device is first turned on,” [Pinterest] CEO Bill Ready says in a statement. “By making app stores the center for age verification, the App Store Accountability Act sets a clear standard for youth online safety.” Companies like Meta, Snap, and X have also expressed broad support for the app store approach and applauded the federal bill when it was introduced.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/830877/app-store-age-verification-act-pinterest-endorsement

#uspol #AgeVerification

A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress

Not good. The App Store Accountability Act is one of the 19 bills getting discussed at tomorrow's hearing, along with KOSA.

“We need to ensure that our kids are safe and parents have peace of mind from the moment their device is first turned on,” [Pinterest] CEO Bill Ready says in a statement. “By making app stores the center for age verification, the App Store Accountability Act sets a clear standard for youth online safety.” Companies like Meta, Snap, and X have also expressed broad support for the app store approach and applauded the federal bill when it was introduced.

https://www.theverge.com/policy/830877/app-store-age-verification-act-pinterest-endorsement

#uspol #AgeVerification

If they truly cared about the children,
they would be much more concerned about AI everywhere than end-to-end encryption everywhere.

Encryption actually protects the children.
AI harms them, and us.

#NoAI #Encryption #E2EE #RootForE2EE #ChatControl #AgeVerification