What ‘Get #AgeCategoryAPI’ Really Means for Your Device:
Proposed laws would embed persistent identity verification directly into operating systems…These bills mandate #OSlevelAPIs that apps can query for age data—creating a permanent identity layer baked into your phone.
Here’s where the #lobbying gets surgical. The proposed laws hammer #Apple’s App Store and #Google Play with compliance requirements but reportedly spare #socialmedia platforms—#Meta’s core business."
https://www.gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-uncovers-who-is-behind-metas-2b-lobbying-for-invasive-age-verification-tech
Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech

Meta funneled $2B through nonprofit shells to push age verification laws targeting Apple and Google while exempting its own platforms from surveillance requirements.

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@josemurilo This is literally the end of society. It is the end of free speech.
@josemurilo Sorry, I'm being dramatic. It's not the end of free speech - it's the end of speech.