Mastodawn

One of these days, I would love to be able to have a whole conversation with my spouse without being interrupted by kids. For having only two kids, our house feels like a much bigger circus. #parenting

Mix Mistress Alice💄3h ago

"The technical mechanism most commonly proposed for age verification is, depending on the specific implementation, either a government-issued identity document uploaded to a third-party verification service, or a biometric check, or a credit card confirmation, all of which require an individual to associate their real identity with their browsing behaviour before their connection is permitted. This is, it should be noted, structurally identical in concept to the white SIM architecture Iran formally institutionalised in July 2025: a system in which your identity, as documented and approved by a central authority, determines what you are permitted to access on the internet and under what conditions."—Keystone Collective @TheKeystoneCollective

The internet kill switch Iran built while the west was busy debating age verification >

https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-internet-kill-switch-iran-built-while-the-west-was-busy-debating-age-verification/

#control_infrastructures #age_verification #parenting #mass_surveillance #statism #identity_layer #BGP #networks #internet #shutdown #big_brother #identity_verification #centralisation #Iran #UK #Online_Safety_Act #USA #EU #KYC #connectivity #surveillance #chat_control #verification #identity_gating #policy #IODA #protecting_children #hypocrisy #packet_filtering #rhetoric #policymakers #kill_switch #technology

The Internet Kill Switch Iran Built While the West Was Busy Debating Age Verification

The most politically significant event of January 8th, 2026, was not broadcast on television, did not trend on social media, and was not reported by wire services for several hours. It was visible, in real time, only to a small number of people staring at network monitoring dashboards, and what

The Keystone Collective

Jon Park 3h ago

A #parenting whilst #ActuallyAutistic fail, this afternoon, apparently. First major one in a while. 😢

Henry 4h ago

I do love a holiday that combines older relatives and feeding children much more sugar than usual. Great, calming, combination. /s

#parenting

The Funny Pages 6h ago

New Comic Strip Found: Baby Blues - 2026-04-04 https://www.gocomics.com/babyblues/2026/04/04

#comicstrip #babyblues #parenting

plinth 6h ago

Happy Easter from me and Alice #parenting #downSyndrome #disability

not Evander Sinque 7h ago

The teenagers are still interested in Easter egg hunting around the apartment, even though the Easter bunny didn't hide cigarettes or alcohol. #parenting

Pepijn 7h ago

Playing hide & seek with a toddler is one of the most relaxing parenting activities I have experienced. At any time you know exactly where toddler is, and at any time toddler feels incredibly empowered thus happy.

#parenting