TutaMay 17
Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
Show threadNicole ParsonsMay 17

@Tutanota

When the most corrupt industry on the planet funds a global fascist movement, there are no half-measures.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-google-hand-dissident-data-to-saudi-arabia-activists-say-2023-7

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html

https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/trump-saudi-dinner-ai-deals-21196862.php

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

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-04-01/ai-public-agency-comment-fraud-astroturf-identity-theft

https://www.kqed.org/news/12055854/how-google-organized-opposition-to-a-california-privacy-proposal

The fossil fuel industry has formed an international axis alliance with tech oligarchs against democracy & civil rights.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/photos-tech-ceos-mingle-with-trump-and-mbs-at-saudi-investment-forum.html

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/jury-reaches-verdict-meta-google-trial-social-media-addiction-2026-03-25/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/20/zuckerbergs-enlisting-the-gop-against-tech-rivals-apple-and-google-00295945

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Bloomberg.com
Show threadlin11cMay 17
@Npars01 @Tutanota
Did you know about this? Right after the new Fed chair, who is in the Epstein files, was confirmed. It didn't matter. In fact, it was a requirement. ☠️
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-regulator-approves-peter-thiel-173654694.html
US Regulator Approves Peter Thiel-Backed Erebor Bank for National Charter

A new crypto-focused bank backed by some of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures has received preliminary conditional approval for a national charter...

Yahoo Finance
Show threadNicole Parsons

@lin11c @Tutanota

The fossil fuel industry wants to de-dollarize the trade in sanctioned oil.

Cryptocurrency is a fraud that risks global financial destabilization. It's unregulated banking.

Trump's fascist billionaires use it to evade taxation, hide assets, & fund anti-democracy movements.

Thiel wants all your data, especially your financial data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-15/thiel-backed-erebor-offers-venezuela-unlikely-banking-lifeline

https://www.bankingdive.com/news/erebor-bank-receives-national-bank-charter/811724/

Paying people in worthless company scrip is an old, old tactic of immiseration by The Moneyed

May 17 at 4:39pmWeb
Show threadlin11cMay 17
@Npars01 @Tutanota
The data centers are for AI and also all the energy these crypto transactions require. They can't move to this system until massive data centers are constructed. Hello? Utah!!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/utah-approves-datacenter-backlash
‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan

Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area

The Guardian