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Juno Jove 3d ago

@eff We need to stop this. The fact that this is such a broad rollout hints at an extreme momentum for regulatory capture.

https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

⁉️3d ago

@jupiter @eff

"Meta spent a record $26.3 million on federal lobbying in 2025, deployed 86+ lobbyists across 45 states, and covertly funded a "grassroots" child safety group called the Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) to advocate for the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). The ASAA requires app stores to verify user ages before downloads..."

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@eff @arstechnica "Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming."

I love how they word it as a thing that just some slight annoyance/inconvenience and something we can't do anything about so we should just accept it.

No. *NO*

@eff @arstechnica

Don't use the sites that will violate your rights. They ask for verification which does nothing but steal from me, I don't use there services. Simple

Most of it is BS, only the asshole companies want it, the rest still provide the same service even though they say it's a law for a state.

@SCALETHEORY @eff @arstechnica "Don't use the sites that will violate your rights. They ask for verification which does nothing but steal from me, I don't use there services. Simple"

You don't understand.

The age verification is being forced into *EVERYTHING.* *WITH LAWS.*

You will literally have no options to avoid it if this continues. And yes, privacy will cease to exist as a thing. No one anywhere will be safe and there will be almost continuous cases of our data being stolen/misused

Laws I was talking about are BS. As stated. its a law in AZ for verification but some still actually do provide service without a verification wall or stating outright this service isn't available in your state. Unconstitutional law made me visit all the porn sites I could and only the asshole companies WANT IT. Maybe it isn't being enforced because it's been months since the asshole law passed. 80% or more are operational.
Companies loose if we all don't visit, bye law then

@SCALETHEORY I mean, you're right that those laws violate the constitutions/etc of their host countries.

But that doesn't matter if they continue to enact them and everyone continues to treat them as if they were legal and "comply in advance."

If every single company starts complying, what are you going to do? There won't be a competitor you can go to because they *all* will be complying.

That's why we can't just ignore this or simply state "well I'll just go to the competition instead."

@nazokiyoubinbou
"If every single company starts complying, what are you going to do? "

Don't visit the assholes, make it a game of who can last longer without.

@SCALETHEORY I really think you're not getting clear what I'm trying to tell you here: if all this succeeds you literally can't go anywhere else. You won't even be able to buy food.

You'll be the first to crack, not them. They'll have plenty of customers of all the people who go to them because they don't care or because they have no choice.

That's why this has to be stopped *before* it reaches that point, *not* after. That's why we have to focus on these bills/etc themselves first.

"That's why this has to be stopped *before* it reaches that point, *not* after. That's why we have to focus on these bills/etc themselves first."

True, very true...
Will we be stopping the unlawful mob puppet boss before he drops a nuke on blue cities? I just don't see it happening, no matter how much we fantasize the disappearance of everyone in DC. This includes kleptocracy oligarchy bribing the DOJ to be unlawful as the SCOTUS and CONGRESS.

@SCALETHEORY Well, that's actually a separate issue, though I do agree 100% (except I expect Project 2025 to use him to start WWIII and drop the nukes elsewhere instead.)

The age checking thing is actually a worldwide thing with multiple countries actually implementing laws. Including GDPR countries where they legally can't do it but do so anyway.

That's the modern age we live in. Everyone in charge is just... ignoring law.

The people have a right to fight back, it's past the time of us taking back what is ours.

We're being bullied by twerp billionaires who bought a government.

Multi-generational Siver-spoonism is proven to be detrimental to social structure

"You don't understand."

I do, people need to be united when fighting bullies telling you how it's going to be, or else.

When I was a kid, I had a bully that was bigger than me, I'm 6'2" now, 200lbs.

One day he was standing in front of my bike on the single bike lane while riding home after school. I ran into him never slowing down, in fact I think I actually sped up. This is how to take care of this bully, he never said a word to me ever again.

Fight back, don't give in!

@SCALETHEORY You say a different thing now than you said before though. What you said before was essentially a passive just wait until it's too late thing. The point I was trying to get through is you couldn't just "not buy anything there" because "there" is *everywhere.*

You won't solve this one with violence though.

I don't have all the answers. You'll have to start by contacting your representatives and explaining to them that these bills won't do what they claim to think they do.

"You say a different thing now than you said before though"

No, not really, same message. Don't use the sites that VIOLATE your rights, fight back! Don't give in at any time.

I'm not against fighting for it at corrupt congress' with weak ass men and women selling their country out. Until you get them to realize their shame, they will be following the oligarchy, not their obligation to serve the people with dignity and integrity.

History runs over the bullies!

@SCALETHEORY Sigh.

"Don't use the sites that violate your rights"
That's the part I'm saying you're not listening on.

"the sites" are *EVERY SITE.* Everyone will comply. That's the issue.

If they make it law, your local grocery store will comply even. You won't even be able to buy food.

And if you think a hunger strike will work, the problem is the media is working for them, so it will be pretty much impossible to get anyone even to know you're doing it.

But good luck with that I guess.