Em Dec 11

You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.

Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.

They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.

#Privacy #AgeVerification #Biometrics #AusPol #USpol

Show threadJeff AtwoodDec 11

@Em0nM4stodon "but my friends are there"

get more, better friends

Show threadDon MartiDec 11
@codinghorror @Em0nM4stodon YouTube just told my YouTube account that it's a child—which excuses you from the "personalized" ads, so I guess that account will never grow up
Show threadTrantionDec 11
@dmarti @codinghorror @Em0nM4stodon I manually turned off YouTube ads and the result is about 80% stock gambling ads
Show threadDon Marti

@trantion @codinghorror @Em0nM4stodon Did you try Google's "personalized ads" setting?

https://blog.zgp.org/click-this-to-buy-better-stuff-and-be-happier/

Click this to buy better stuff and be happier

Dec 11 at 4:35pmWeb
Show threadDon MartiDec 11
@trantion @codinghorror @Em0nM4stodon I don't think people are going to get fewer scam ads total with personalization turned off—but if you turn it off you're probably going to get more scams that are obvious to you and that you'll probably laugh at, and fewer that you're likely to click on (faking notifications from services you use, that kind of thing) https://blog.zgp.org/picking-up-cheap-shoes-in-front-of-a-steamroller/
picking up cheap shoes in front of a steamroller