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Australia: Royal Commission Presses Meta to Censor More Content
Meta’s policy director flew in by video link to defend leaving posts up, which is a sentence that would have been unthinkable a year ago.
France and WHO Push Social Media ID Checks
The pitch is protecting kids from algorithms. The mechanism is a permanent identity checkpoint over the entire internet.
MembersThe End of the Password, and the Traps on the Way Out
Big Tech would love to hold your keys. Here is how to take the security without accepting the leash.
Australia’s Top Censor Wants Power Over The “Ratio”
Australia eSafety Commissioner wants notification power to punish online pile-ons as X Corp keeps winning in court.
Democrats Pick Up the Global Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029
A bid to end online anonymity under the premise of child safety.
Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Failed. The Government’s Fix Is to Double the Fines
The fines just doubled for a law that eighty-five percent of Australian teenagers already ignore.
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Fails: 73% Ignore It
Compliance sits at 27% and the model says it has further to fall.
Australia Wants To Force Big Tech to Pay Legacy Media
The planned law privileges the biggest publishers.
Apple Adds Age Verification to Digital ID in Wallet, Moves Beyond TSA Airport Checkpoints
Apple’s age verification rollout arrives without fanfare for a reason.
The Age Verification Con
How Big Tech and politicians built a digital ID system for everyone while pretending to fight each other.
White House AI Framework Pushes Age Verification ID Mandate
Calling age verification requirements “privacy protective,” is a bit like calling a honeypot “security infrastructure.”
MembersLinux Distros Are Mounting a Response to the Age Verification ID Laws Coming for Your OS
One developer has already registered their distribution under the law’s own definitions and declared intentional noncompliance on the front page.