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A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup | PC Gamer

> Can people please just stop supporting these neo-liberals spouting off bad ideas like they are good ideas?

#gavinnewsom #California #Linux #agerestrictions

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/

A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup

It's basic, and by the looks of it, near unenforceable.

PC Gamer

doctorambient Dec 5

I know that with everything else in the news completely overwhelming us these days that a lot of people can miss important things happening in the background, but this is bad.

#news #internet #privacy #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #congress #uspol #politics #agerestrictions

https://youtu.be/3LfPVEXvKwU?si=H9BX3JpoayyzHwWZ

Congress Is About to Break the Internet

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TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News Nov 24

Malaysia may ban users under 16 from social media starting next year

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/malaysia-may-ban-users-under-16-from-social-media-starting-next-year/

Andreas Grois Nov 19

The best part of working on #AgeRestrictions in #GameDev is that one can use swearwords at work.

eicker.news ᳇ tech news Nov 8

#Denmark’s government announced a political agreement to #ban #socialmedia access for those #under15, with parental consent allowed from age 13. This move, led by the Ministry of Digitalisation, aims to protect children from harmful content and commercial interests online. The agreement, supported by a coalition of lawmakers, sets Denmark apart as one of the first #EU countries to implement such #agerestrictions. https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/11/07/denmark-wants-to-ban-access-to-social-media-for-children-under-15?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Denmark wants to ban access to social media for children under 15

The proposal would be one of the most sweeping steps yet by a European country to curb social media use among young people.

euronews

eicker.media ❖ social media Nov 5

#Australia’s #socialmedia #ban for children under 16 will include #Reddit and #Kick, joining #Snapchat, #TikTok, #YouTube, #XTwitter, #Facebook, #Instagram, and #Threads. The ban, effective from December 10, aims to protect #children from #harmfulcontent and will result in fines for platforms that fail to comply. While some platforms have expressed concerns about the short notice, they are working to implement #agerestrictions. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-04/reddit-and-kick-added-to-child-social-media-ban/105971750?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

Reddit and Kick added to child social media ban

Reddit and Kick will be included in the world-first social media ban for children under 16, which begins next month.

ABC News

Techdirt Oct 30

As Social Media Restrictions Spread, Is The Internet Entering Its Victorian Era?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/30/as-social-media-restrictions-spread-is-the-internet-entering-its-victorian-era/

As Social Media Restrictions Spread, Is The Internet Entering Its Victorian Era?

A wave of proposed social media bans for young people has swept the globe recently, fuelled by mounting concern about the apparent harm the likes of TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat can cause to vuln…

Techdirt

MediaFaro Analysis Oct 21

The 3 fault lines emerging on a kids’ social media ban.

Getting kids to spend less time on social media is now a major priority for politicians across the European Union.

But countries are far from being on the same page as to how to protect children from the harms of the online world.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251021-the-3-fault-lines-emerging-on-a-kids-social-media-ban?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#AgeRestrictions #Children #SocialMedia #Platforms #DataProtection #EU #AI #Tech

The 3 fault lines emerging on a kids’ social media ban.

Getting kids to spend less time on social media is now a major priority for politicians across the European Union. But countries are far from being on the same page …

Politico.eu