Linux Age Verification: FOSS in the Brave New World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud7NEaHKP-k

Linux Age Verification: FOSS in the Brave New World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud7NEaHKP-k

Related - https://mastodon.scot/@iaruffell/116272179321984186
โOK this is a stupid question, but why have Linux projects (apparently) fallen over themselves to comply with an age-recording statute in a single US state (albeit a large one), when those projects have been failing for decades to respect national and even international law regarding disability?
#accessibility #disability #linux #FreeSoftware #fascism #AgeVerification #infantilismโ
OK this is a stupid question, but why have Linux projects (apparently) fallen over themselves to comply with an age-recording statute in a single US state (albeit a large one), when those projects have been failing for decades to respect national and even international law regarding disability? #accessibility #disability #linux #FreeSoftware #fascism #AgeVerification #infantilism
RE: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116261301913660830
This is how #opensource should approach #ageverification
It saddenss me that people jump to implement infrastructure to support age verification in central parts of the Linux system.
It is just a field, they say.
Yes, but the field and the timing clearly points to a political agenda. The developers pushing these changed are either supporting this agenda or cowards.
Not sure what is worse.
But no matter you stand-point, be aware: This is political!
#ageverification
Mรฅlet er ikke at beskytte bรธrn, mรฅlet er at fjerne anonymitet fra alle kommentarer og handlinger pรฅ internettet og knytte dem til et juridisk ID ved pรฅ sigt at krรฆve officiel identifikation af alle voksne, pรฅ en computer
Dette fรธrer til selvcensur af udtalelser eller handlinger, der kunne tolkes som en kritik af det etablerede system
..at tale imod autoritรฆr #overvรฅgning eller offentligt at forsvare menneske-rettighederne
h/t @Em0nM4stodon
The goal isn't to protect children, the goal is to de-anonymize every comment and action on the internet, associating it with a legal ID, by eventually requesting official identification from every adult using a computer. Some politicians have already stated this plainly. This leads to censorship of anyone criticizing their government. This leads to repression of marginalized people, especially immigrants, people of color, and trans and gender diverse people. This leads to self-censorship of any comments or actions that could be interpreted against the system. Such as speaking out against fascism and authoritarian surveillance, or defending human rights publicly. This leads to total control of the population and its tools of communications. This leads to the end of democracy, centralizing power even more in the hands of a few. Do not let them do this to us. #MassSurveillance #AgeVerification #Authoritarianism #HumanRights
A #Linux distro should not comply in advance. It would be better to block downloads to deranged nanny state jurisdictions, than compromise security and privacy for everyone else on the planet.
Blocking downloads is a lawful way to handle this. It sends the right message, to those who could complain to their representatives to repeal the stupid laws.