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Guess who's behind the sudden rush of age verification legislation?

In the US, #Meta is spending $26.3 Million to hire at least 86 Lobbyists from 40 lobbying firms, and lobbying in at least 45 states. It is confirmed that Meta wrote the Louisiana age verification bill.

In the EU, Meta is spending ten million euros annually on lobbying, retaining 18 lobbying firms.

Edit: this article is based on LLM generated material, and I haven't spent the time to check its sources

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

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@simon_brooke/116234798326440338

"Devinez qui se trouve derrière la soudaine inflation de lois imposant la vérification d'âge ?

Aux #US, #Meta dépense 26 millions de $ pour payer au moins 86 lobbyistes de 40 entreprises dans au moins 45 états. On sait maintenant que c'est Meta qui a rédigé le projet de loi en Louisiane.

En #UE, Méta dépense 10 millions d'€ par an en lobbying, à travers 18 officines.

La vérification d'âge ne sert pas à protéger les enfants; ça sert à s'attaquer à la #vieprivée"

Et bien sûr, Méta compte bien se débarrasser de ses concurrents de cette façon, et ensuite garder le monopole des données perso

https://tboteproject.com/

Municipales 2026 ! Débat du matin avec Sandrine Rousseau (Ecolo), Hadrien Clouet (LFI) et Raquel Garrido (L’Après)

https://video.davduf.net/w/4fosEVyYL6Uwc7Q3nLBQK6

Municipales 2026 ! Débat du matin avec Sandrine Rousseau (Ecolo), Hadrien Clouet (LFI) et Raquel Garrido (L’Après)

PeerTube

Today is the day, the EU decides on Chat Control 1.0. Will they let the Trojan Horse through the gate and let Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn etc continue to scan all your messages?

We at Tuta say NO. 

❌ No scanning
❌ No mass surveillance
❌ No age verification

Instead we fight for:

✅ Encryption
✅ Privacy
✅ Open Source

And so should the EU. Stop #ChatControl now! 🥊 

Curious if your emails are safe? Check here which providers scan your data:
👉 https://tuta.com/blog/voluntary-scanning-google-microsoft

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/116130138605094270

Today the EU Parliament said NO. ❌

Voluntary scanning by Outlook, Gmail, LinkedIn, etc. might come to an end on April 6 in the EU. Keep pushing everyone! 👏🥳

Hundreds of scientists say stop! ✋🚨

Governments should pause plans for mandatory #AgeChecks on online services until serious #privacy and #security concerns are addressed.

As countries push to ban children from social media, the risk to everyone’s privacy is growing. 🔐🌍

👉 Read more on #AgeVerification, why scientist say NO & whether your country wants it: https://tuta.com/blog/age-verification-kills-anonymity

Today, we're celebrating 2 years since release of Post Quantum Encryption! 🎉

Protecting you today & tomorrow, even from future threat. ❤️🔐

Learn more on post-quantum cryptography: https://tuta.com/blog/post-quantum-cryptography

Thanks Clubic for this interview with our CEO Matthias Pfau giving exclusive insights on:

🔐 Post-quantum encryption & why it matters
🚫 The problem with AI readers in your mailbox
🇪🇺 How we at Tuta are fighting Chat Control while building a real alternative to Big Tech - no investors, no compromise.

Read the interview: 👉 https://www.clubic.com/actualite-595657-nous-nous-voyons-comme-des-combattants-de-la-liberte-et-de-la-vie-privee---interview-tuta.html

NEDERLANDSE PARTIJEN EN POLITICI OP MASTODON

Volksvertegenwoordigers zijn voor hun communicatie met kiezers veel te afhankelijk van Big Tech uit de VS.

Voor een gezonde, open democratie moet je communiceren via gezonde en open kanalen zoals Mastodon (of de Fediverse).

Hoewel er veel over wordt gesproken, geven politici niet het goede voorbeeld. De positieve uitzonderingen staan hieronder.

Op de lijst staan Nederlandse politici en partijen met minstens één bericht.

➡️ https://politici-op-mastodon.nl

🌍 Semaine du #numérique écoresponsable : l’État agit pour un numérique plus sobre, durable et souverain !

Du 16 au 20 mars : conférence stratégique, ateliers, serious game, fresque du numérique, hackathon...

Découvrez comment l'État s'engage → https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/semaine-du-numerique-ecoresponsable-transition-numerique-public-sobre-durable-souverain/