Hacker NewsH.R.8250 – To require operating system providers to verify the age of any user
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/all-info
#HackerNews #HR8250 #AgeVerification #OperatingSystems #Cybersecurity #TechPolicy
FreezenetExperts Banded Together to Condemn Age Verification. They Got Ignored
It's yet another instance of how science gets routinely ignored in the age verification debate, but worth pointing out.
https://www.freezenet.ca/experts-banded-together-to-condemn-age-verification-they-got-ignored/
#Censorship #News #AgeVerification #letter #politics #research #science
Alexandra ThornYou can also use the call tool here:
https://www.stoponlineidchecks.org/MA
I just had a good phone conversation with a staffer at Massachusetts Senator Pat Jehlen's office, and she affirmed that all the advocacy against age verification is being heard. #Massachusetts residents, if you have bandwidth, please keep pushing on this.
You can look up your state senator here: https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator
Techdirt438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway.
438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway.
In early March, 438 security and privacy researchers from 32 countries signed a massive open letter warning that age verification mandates for the internet are technically impossible to get right, …
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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Record: Majority of Australian youth still use social media despite ban, researchers find. “Sixty-one percent of Australian children between the ages of 12 and 15 told researchers from a prominent UK foundation and an Australian youth research agency that they can still access accounts on major platforms just as they did before the ban was put in place.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/14/the-record-majority-of-australian-youth-still-use-social-media-despite-ban-researchers-find/
The Record: Majority of Australian youth still use social media despite ban, researchers find
The Record: Majority of Australian youth still use social media despite ban, researchers find. “Sixty-one percent of Australian children between the ages of 12 and 15 told researchers from a …
Stop OS Surveillance MandateWe have a good news for you, everyone! Two #Michigan OS-level #AgeVerification bills (HB 429 and SB 284) have officially been withdrawn this week thanks to the advocacy groups and public backlash over privacy and data collection concerns.
#FirstAmendment
#FourthAmendment
#PrivacyFirst
#DigitalFreedom
#StopOSSpies
#NoAgeSignals
Michigan Lawmakers Withdraw Age Verification Bill
❄️SnowyIn🇨🇦❄️🤔 🚸 💻 🚸 📲 🧒 📱
The "War on Youth and Social Media "
is the same as
The "War on Drugs"
It is a cover for something very nefarious--very bad intentions
👉 Reality: 👇
Control ✅
Censorship ✅
Endless Curated Advertising ✅
Your Official ID at Risk of Data Breaches ✅
👉 and exposed on the dark web --Scammers love this legislation,🔍 lawyers ⚖️ as well, because you will go broke 💸 after years of fighting accusations of fraudulent activities🚔 , and paying to get your identity back
🧒 💻 🪓 Young folk will learn to circumvent (hack) the ID requirement
🤔 So, How do age verification laws help you or youngsters?
They don't.
#Children #Parenting #AgeVerification
#Privacy #Government #Censorship #Resist
#SocialMedia #Legal #Law
Pete BleackleyWhat if we turn #AgeVerification on its head and create adult-free social spaces for children and teenagers?