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New York Bill Would Force Age ID Checks at the Device Level
The bill’s child safety framing is doing a lot of work to normalize what is, in practice, a government-linked identity layer baked into every device you own before you open a single app.
Roblox Introduces AI System That Rewrites Users’ Chat Messages in Real Time
The message that leaves your keyboard is not the message that arrives.
Australia’s “eSafety” Commissioner Threatens App Stores Over AI Age Verification Deadline
The same government that already bars under-16s from social media is now coming for AI chatbots, app stores, and search engines.
House Committee Passes Child “Safety” Bills That Push National Age Verification Surveillance
The bills arrive dressed as child protection but leave behind a mandate to build the largest ID grab in American consumer history.
The Privacy Phone Is Going Mainstream: The Deal That Could Change De-Googled Phones Forever
For the first time, the most hardened mobile OS in existence has a manufacturer behind it with genuine reach in all major markets.
TikTok Says Privacy Makes Users Less Safe
TikTok built a surveillance-ready messaging system and called it a safety feature.
UAE Threatens Residents With Prison for Sharing Unverified News During Missile Strikes
The law was written before the missiles arrived, but its timing couldn’t be more useful for a government that would prefer its residents experience a war only through official channels.
Google Opens Android App Distribution, Cuts Play Store Fees After Epic Antitrust Loss
Google lost in court, lost on appeal, lost at the Supreme Court, and is now describing the result as something it chose to do.
UK Consults on Social Media Age Verification While Directing Parents to Report “Hate Speech” to Big Tech
The consultation closes in May, but Parliament already handed ministers the power to act in February.
Replit CEO Sues Rep. Fine Over X Block
A sarcastic joke is now the centerpiece of a First Amendment case that could add to precedent about how members of Congress use their official social media accounts.
Security Researchers Warn Age Verification Laws Are Building a Global Surveillance System
The people who spent their careers building the security systems governments want to exploit for age verification have finally had enough.
Samsung Bakes Perplexity AI Into Galaxy S26 OS, Raising Privacy Concerns
The AI era’s defining feature isn’t intelligence; it’s installation without asking.