@WireMin

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A Decentralized Social Network that empowers everyone to own digital privacy and freedom.
WEBSITEhttp://wiremin.org/
TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/WireMin
EMAIL[email protected]
Age verification expands in gaming: Minecraft selects Yoti, Discord tests Persona

Minecraft players in the UK with adult accounts will have to complete age checks starting in February to continue using the game’s social features like chat.

BiometricUpdate.com
Just WireMin.

Your number is your identity. Why give it away just to chat?

Stay anonymous. Stay free.

#privacy #ChatControl

Decentralization is the future.

#decentralization #privacy #security #data #Encryption

UK, USA, EU, Aus, Brazil… this queue’s gonna be longer than the iPhone launch line 🙃

WireMin is in another row.

No signups, no email, no phone number.

#privacy #ChatControl

From now on, you don’t need to tag your location or anything.

Just use the app—and your location is shared with your friends...stalkers, advertisers, governments.

Make suer to turn it off:
Settings & Activity > Story, Live & Location > Location Sharing

https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-instagram-map-showing-your-location-how-to-check-and-turn-it-off/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Is Instagram Map showing your location? How to check and turn it off

Instagram could be sharing your precise location whenever you open the app, but it's off by default and requires opt-in. Here's how to see what you're sharing and with whom.

ZDNET

The EU’s age-check app will block Android apps not licensed by Google.

YouTube will use AI to profile users’ behavior and psychology to guess their age.

The UK Online Safety Act gives the government sweeping powers to police online speech in the name of "safety".

Steam bans games for vague "adult content" without clear definition.

Freedom online is fading fast. Let's stop surrendering to surveillance.

Decentralization is the only way forward.

#Privacy #Steam #Youtube #Google #Safety

The EU’s new age-check app wants to block Android apps not licensed by Google.

Real privacy means real choice. Not just whatever Google allows.

Cheating is wrong.

But we must also confront the fact: we're being watched everywhere. Every personal or professional misstep can now be permanently archived within seconds.

The public sphere has become a surveillance stage.

At the very least, our digital space should remain private.

Use WireMin: encrypted conversations, anonymous identities, zero exposure.

#Privacy #Coldplay #security

Bluesky once stood out for its commitment to free expression. Its move to block UK users over age verification laws signals a shift toward censorship.

And these systems rarely stop there. They tend to expand into broader identity control that makes anonymity harder and speech more fragile.

That’s how platforms become quiet tools of centralized governance.

https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act#comments

#Privacy #Bluesky #freedomofexpression

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

Bluesky is bringing age verification to its platform in the UK. The update comes as part of efforts to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act, which aims to prevent kids from accessing porn and harmful content on the web.

The Verge