schrotthaufen10h ago
Debby ‬⁂📎🐧

RE: https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/@thenewoil/116340778960304908

Turns out the loudest voices demanding you scan your ID to use AI are funded by… OpenAI. And Sam Altman just happens to own an age-verification company. Funny how that works. Reject state-mandated digital papers. #NoAgeVerification #PrivacyOverControl #NoKosa

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Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson15h ago

@debby ☝️

What happened with that uber-dystopic retina-scanning Orb BS that he was forcing on the less-advantaged people in the world?

Show threadNicole Parsons12h ago

@debby

So let's get this straight,...

1. Meta funds age verification in computer operating systems & software platforms to evade lawsuits.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x7gz249o

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5764306/big-tech-lawsuits-verdicts-accountability-social-media-harms

https://www.gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-uncovers-who-is-behind-metas-2b-lobbying-for-invasive-age-verification-tech

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-in-the-uk-with-ios-26-4-right-after-meta-and-google-get-fined-for-not-protecting-kids

2. OpenAI funds age verification in artificial intelligence to coerce the use of its verification startup
https://gizmodo.com/group-pushing-age-verification-requirements-for-ai-turns-out-to-be-sneakily-backed-by-openai-2000741069

3. Koch Network funds forced AI user acceptance to promote state surveillance & increase fossil fuel fascism

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Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial

A woman has been awarded $6m in a verdict that could have implications for hundreds of other cases in the US.

Show threadNicole Parsons12h ago

2/

https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

4. AI steals all human knowledge then ransoms it back
https://gizmodo.com/sam-altman-says-intelligence-will-be-a-utility-and-hes-just-the-man-to-collect-the-bills-2000732953

5. The Epstein Class funds attacks on democracy in alliance with #PrinceBonesaw, Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich, then joins the American military-industrial complex that bombs schoolgirls.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/13/elon-musk-grok-hegseth-military-pentagon

https://www.dw.com/en/what-do-xs-alleged-ties-to-russian-oligarchs-mean-for-musk/a-70088598

The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

DeSmog
Show threadNicole Parsons12h ago

3/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/spacex-has-held-talks-with-saudi-fund-possible-5-billion-investment-ipo-sources-2026-04-02/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/17/elon-musk-bids-to-build-swarms-of-drones-for-us-military/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/business/xai-humain-saudi-musk-spacex.html

https://www.techmeme.com/251028/p36#a251028p36

Beginning to see a pattern of public corruption and elite impunity here...

Why these tech titans joined Trump in Saudi Arabia

A cavalcade of tech leaders was on hand in the Saudi capital for an investment summit presided over by President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The Washington Post
Show threadDebby ‬⁂📎🐧12h ago
@Npars01 Thanks so much for sharing these insightful articles!
Show threadspdrnl10h ago
@debby That, and Meta and Palantir. The biggest sleazebags on the planet are coming for our identities.