Joe Ressington23h ago
Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
Show threadFeoh23h ago

@joeress That's BS. I never set up ApplePay on an iPad. It's a stupid default and they should REALLY tone down the language.

But, I mean, this is Apple, the only vaguely less rapacious walled garden that wants to own your life lock, stock and barrel.

Show threadJimmy14h ago

@feoh @joeress This isn't Apple, it's the UK government.

It still sucks.

Show threadell1e coding things11h ago
@jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Sadly, the EU might be trying strict age checks too: https://leminal.space/post/31858818/21120139 slated for perhaps July 2026. Gone under the radar of press outlets, sadly. (Or perhaps I misunderstood, I'm not an EU regulations expert at all.) #EU #ageverification #opensource #censorship #onlinesafetyact #regulation #privacy
'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives - Leminal Space

Lemmy

Show threadGrumpyDad 🇺🇦🇵🇸11h ago
@ell1e @jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Wanna bet this is the old chat control idiocy again? Time to muster the resistance and write angry letters to your EU representatives again.
Show threadell1e coding things
@grumpydad @jimmylittle @feoh @joeress No, seems entirely unrelated: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/commission-publishes-guidelines-protection-minors From July 2025, apparently, with apparently 12 month enforcement deadline: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2368265/online-services-get-up-to-12-months-to-apply-age-verification-eu-guidelines-say UK Online Safety Act'esque. (IANAL, not legal advice, check sources for yourself.)
Commission publishes guidelines on the protection of minors

On 14 July 2025, the Commission has published its guidelines on the protection of minors under the DSA to ensure a safe online experience for children and young people.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
9:10amWeb
Show threadGrumpyDad 🇺🇦🇵🇸11h ago
@ell1e @jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Well, its seems like that on the surface at least. But both concepts are selling their arguments using "protect our children", which makes me very suspicious that the same people are behind this.
Show threadAsher11h ago
@grumpydad @ell1e @jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Yes, it's a coalition of unpleasantness made up of social media companies. If you have age verification for children then you have ID verification for everyone, which is great for tracking. Some details here: https://tboteproject.com/
Age Verification Lobbying: Dark Money, Model Legislation & Institutional Capture

Investigative research into age verification lobbying, dark money, and model legislation

The TBOTE Project
Show threadell1e coding things11h ago
@asherhoskins @grumpydad @jimmylittle @feoh @joeress no attention means no protest means sadly little chance of getting it killed. hence why i'm highlighting this specific act with little coverage