@miramarmike@cloudisland.nz
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1d ago
Shan't be using Bluesky again.
Not that I have for a while tbh.
#AgeVerification #privacy
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kkarhan
@kkarhan@jorts.horse
jorts.horse
Also #FLOSS does work!
That's why #Cyberfascism like "#AgeVerification", #CensorBoot aka. "#SecureBoot" and "#DeviceAttestation" is being shoved down, with #criminalization of those that refuse to comply!And yes, that doesn't exclude the need to abolish the #GAFAMs and actually enforce existing laws!
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Jon Snow
@jonsnow@mastodon.online
Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech & gaming industries, breaches of privacy laws and the looming age of dystopia.
mastodon.online
Proton CEO warns global age verification push will mean "the death of anonymity online"
Protecting children online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the Swiss privacy firm
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online
#Proton #privacy #AgeVerification #IDVerification #surveillance #technology
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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕™
@kubikpixel@chaos.social
~/# I'm a ASD coffee loving WebDev and FLOSS geek with some 3D and cryptography experiences. Anarcho with Punk attitude and I had my own radio show. I post here mostly in German and in English and the are deleted after one month. This is a personal account and work in progress… searchable quality propaganda. -- Copyleft 🄯 CC BY-SA 4.0
chaos.social
𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕™
@kubikpixel@chaos.social
~/# I'm a ASD coffee loving WebDev and FLOSS geek with some 3D and cryptography experiences. Anarcho with Punk attitude and I had my own radio show. I post here mostly in German and in English and the are deleted after one month. This is a personal account and work in progress… searchable quality propaganda. -- Copyleft 🄯 CC BY-SA 4.0
chaos.social
@kubikpixel@chaos.social
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2d ago
«#Proton CEO warns global #ageVerification push will mean "the death of anonymity #online"
Protecting children #online is crucial, but forcing every user to hand over their ID is a privacy #nightmare waiting to happen, according to the head of the #Swiss #privacy firm»
It's never about #childProtection that's just an argument to convince people to voluntarily hand over their #personalData. In today's #Internet, people are the product and the #web is their #market.
👉 https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-ceo-warns-global-age-verification-push-will-mean-the-death-of-anonymity-online
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F3715H
@F3715H@rubber.social
18+ account - deal with it! (MDNI OFC) Kinky postings and boosts... Quite horny account... Obvious rules: - Consent is Everything! - Trans Rights Are Human Rights! --- Posts may contain affiliate links: https://rubber.social/@F3715H/115365165815465908 --- You may know me from: - @F3715H@noods.fun (rip noods.fun) - https://twitter.com/F3715H / F3715H on twitter - https://f3715h.tumblr.com / F3715H on tumblr Backup Account: - https://kinkycats.org/@F3715H / @F3715H
rubber.social
F3715H
@F3715H@rubber.social
18+ account - deal with it! (MDNI OFC) Kinky postings and boosts... Quite horny account... Obvious rules: - Consent is Everything! - Trans Rights Are Human Rights! --- Posts may contain affiliate links: https://rubber.social/@F3715H/115365165815465908 --- You may know me from: - @F3715H@noods.fun (rip noods.fun) - https://twitter.com/F3715H / F3715H on twitter - https://f3715h.tumblr.com / F3715H on tumblr Backup Account: - https://kinkycats.org/@F3715H / @F3715H
rubber.social
@F3715H@rubber.social
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3d ago
#AliExpress now demands “#AgeVerification” for “Adult Products”…
- I’m not gonna self-d0x to that site!
Any known workarounds or Insiders willing to help?
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Stop OS Surveillance Mandate
@stopossmandate@mastodon.social
A campaign that opposes awful OS-level bills in some U.S. States like #California and #Colorado and the U.S. #StopOSSpies #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom
mastodon.social
Stop OS Surveillance Mandate
@stopossmandate@mastodon.social
A campaign that opposes awful OS-level bills in some U.S. States like #California and #Colorado and the U.S. #StopOSSpies #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom
mastodon.social
@stopossmandate@mastodon.social
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3d ago
Global #AgeVerification push will mean "the death of anonymity online." #Proton CEO warns, including OS-level age verification laws and bills. #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #StopOSSpies #NoAgeSignals #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment #BadInternetBills #DigitalFreedom #CyberSecurity #Government #OpenSource
https://share.google/06ne5JehOcgw4OUaW
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Guillotine Jones, Flâneur
@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party
Mostly shitposting, republishing '90s memes, and boosting other people's stuff. I haven't posted a bio yet? (Sure I've only been at Beige.Party since 2024, but I've been on the Fediverse since April 2023.) Banner: Group portrait, "Syndics of the Drapers' Guild," Rembrandt van Rijn, 1662. Avatar image: British director, Alfred Hitchcock, works out at his California home on an exercise machine. (Ed: A guillotine.) #JustMyToots: https://justmytoots.com/@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party
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Guillotine Jones, Flâneur
@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party
Mostly shitposting, republishing '90s memes, and boosting other people's stuff. I haven't posted a bio yet? (Sure I've only been at Beige.Party since 2024, but I've been on the Fediverse since April 2023.) Banner: Group portrait, "Syndics of the Drapers' Guild," Rembrandt van Rijn, 1662. Avatar image: British director, Alfred Hitchcock, works out at his California home on an exercise machine. (Ed: A guillotine.) #JustMyToots: https://justmytoots.com/@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party
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@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party
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4d ago
Carl Richell, founder of System76 and Linux version Pop!_OS, is proposing an amendment to Colorado's age verification bill to exempt open source software.
The amendment would exclude open source operating systems and apps, code repositories like GitHub and GitLab, and containers like Docker and Podman.
Richell is scheduled to appear before Colorado lawmakers today, April 23, and asks for backup in the form of stories about kids who have built or made things thanks to unhindered use of open source software.
https://itsfoss.com/news/colorado-age-attestation-bill-open-source-exemption/
#AgeVerification #Colorado #Linux #PopOs
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Em 
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
Privacy Activist and Advocate. Security Passionate. Protector of Data. Tamer of Python. Lover of Encrypted Keys. Recycled Artist. Hardware Enthusiast. Fan of FOSS. Happy Mastodon Mentor to all newcomers! Spending most days writing, reading, and talking about privacy. Located in Canada 🇨🇦 (She/Her) 🏳️🌈 Currently: Looking for a new remote opportunity. Previously: Activism & Outreach Lead and Journalist at @privacyguides 🔒 Privacy tips at: #TinyPrivacyTip 🐘 Mastodon tips at: #TinyMastodonTip Other hashtags I talk about: #DigitalRights #HumanRights #Privacy #Security #Python #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #NoAI Secondary accounts at (do not contact me there): 🐘 infosec.space/@Em0nM4stodon 🐘 mastodon.social/@Em0nM4stodon #nobridge #nobot #nobots #noai #noindex #nosearch #noarchive This is a personal account. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect my employer. Especially emojis 
infosec.exchange
Em
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
Privacy Activist and Advocate. Security Passionate. Protector of Data. Tamer of Python. Lover of Encrypted Keys. Recycled Artist. Hardware Enthusiast. Fan of FOSS. Happy Mastodon Mentor to all newcomers! Spending most days writing, reading, and talking about privacy. Located in Canada 🇨🇦 (She/Her) 🏳️🌈 Currently: Looking for a new remote opportunity. Previously: Activism & Outreach Lead and Journalist at @privacyguides 🔒 Privacy tips at: #TinyPrivacyTip 🐘 Mastodon tips at: #TinyMastodonTip Other hashtags I talk about: #DigitalRights #HumanRights #Privacy #Security #Python #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #NoAI Secondary accounts at (do not contact me there): 🐘 infosec.space/@Em0nM4stodon 🐘 mastodon.social/@Em0nM4stodon #nobridge #nobot #nobots #noai #noindex #nosearch #noarchive This is a personal account. Opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily reflect my employer. Especially emojis
infosec.exchange
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange
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5d ago
Age verification laws forcing platforms to restrict content access have been multiplying exponentially.
The problem is, implementing such measures necessarily requires identifying every user accessing the content, one way or another.
This is bad news for everyone.
If these regulations continue
to proliferate, this could lead to the end of pseudonymity online, and much worse.
I wrote this article last year,
but unfortunately this problem has only become worse, and it is sadly still very relevant.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/
#Privacy #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism
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The New Oil
@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org
Practical #privacy and simple #cybersecurity for everyone. Articles posted =/= endorsement/agreement. This account no longer monitored. Please contact us via other channels: https://thenewoil.org/en/links/#contact
mastodon.thenewoil.org
The New Oil
@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org
Practical #privacy and simple #cybersecurity for everyone. Articles posted =/= endorsement/agreement. This account no longer monitored. Please contact us via other channels: https://thenewoil.org/en/links/#contact
mastodon.thenewoil.org
@thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org
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5d ago
#PlayStation To Require #AgeVerification For Certain Online Features
https://insider-gaming.com/playstation-to-require-age-verification-for-certain-online-features/
#IdentityVerification #privacy #Sony #gaming #cybersecurity
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Black Wolf 
@blackwolf@meow.social
Woof woof bark bark 🐺
🖤 A #german #furry on the internet who is interested in cyber security and electrical engineering. Age: 18+ Sexuality: Asexual
meow.social
Black Wolf
@blackwolf@meow.social
Woof woof bark bark 🐺 🖤 A #german #furry on the internet who is interested in cyber security and electrical engineering. Age: 18+ Sexuality: Asexual
meow.social
@blackwolf@meow.social
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Feb 10, 2026
Soooo #discord will soon force people to age verify for nsfw channels.
I also own multiple discord bots and i hit the 100 server now you need to hand over your ID thing.
Yea no. I will not KYC myself on such an insecure platform that does not care about user safety amd recently even leaked user ID's in a breach of their zendesk support form. No thanks.
What alternative are you using?
Please hit me up.
For dm's or groups i use signal, but for voice calls or servets i still need a replacement. #ageverification #kyc
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Bård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)
@baardhaveland@snabelen.no
#NorskTut <3 🇳🇴 IT potatoe, meat popsicle, human kind ally, '77 model, living in Oslo with wife, kid, and a small zoo. Sometimes tooting in Norwegian! Happily responding in English! Please note: - I'm already married, and you're not my type! - Yes, I know I'm part of the problem! - Do not engage me in human rights discussions before coffee! Also: If it looks like a human, moves like a human, talks like a human, and farts like a human, then It Deserves Human Rights! 🤗
snabelen.no
Bård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)
@baardhaveland@snabelen.no
#NorskTut <3 🇳🇴 IT potatoe, meat popsicle, human kind ally, '77 model, living in Oslo with wife, kid, and a small zoo. Sometimes tooting in Norwegian! Happily responding in English! Please note: - I'm already married, and you're not my type! - Yes, I know I'm part of the problem! - Do not engage me in human rights discussions before coffee! Also: If it looks like a human, moves like a human, talks like a human, and farts like a human, then It Deserves Human Rights! 🤗
snabelen.no
@baardhaveland@snabelen.no
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6d ago
#LouisRossman has a point!
(Again...)
We need to "rebrand" #AgeVerification so people actually understand why it's such a horrible idea!
#InfoTech #NorskTut #Allheimen
https://youtu.be/Xa3-TkHBh90
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ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
@anne_twain@theblower.au
Retired teacher and bookseller. Born 1952. She/her. Living solo if you don't count 3 cats and 3 hens. Interests: climate survival, climate politics, my electric car, pandemic response, cats, Australian politics, human rights, turning Australia into a republic, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, early offshore whaling in Australia and New Zealand, genealogy, colonial history, dressmaking and design, recycling and repurposing, Buy Nothing Group, gardening, chooks (chickens)... etc
theblower.au
ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
@anne_twain@theblower.au
Retired teacher and bookseller. Born 1952. She/her. Living solo if you don't count 3 cats and 3 hens. Interests: climate survival, climate politics, my electric car, pandemic response, cats, Australian politics, human rights, turning Australia into a republic, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, early offshore whaling in Australia and New Zealand, genealogy, colonial history, dressmaking and design, recycling and repurposing, Buy Nothing Group, gardening, chooks (chickens)... etc
theblower.au
@anne_twain@theblower.au
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6d ago
@cstross@wandering.shop I've seen more than one post claiming to know that the consequences of mandatory age verification will be greater surveillance and control of individuals and I'd like to challenge these posters to show how Australia's age verification laws will have that result.
Note: I'm neutral on the question of whether there should be an age limit for social media use, but I'm decidedly anti-misinformation.
#AgeVerification
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James House-Lantto (He/Him)
@Theeo123@mastodon.social
Father of three human children and one crazy cat child, life-long gamer, appreciator of art and architecture, appreciator of science and music, lover of movies and dice. @lancaban:matrix.org #fedi22
mastodon.social
James House-Lantto (He/Him)
@Theeo123@mastodon.social
Father of three human children and one crazy cat child, life-long gamer, appreciator of art and architecture, appreciator of science and music, lover of movies and dice. @lancaban:matrix.org #fedi22
mastodon.social
@Theeo123@mastodon.social
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Apr 18, 2026
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/
The EU’s age verification app is already proving why these systems are problematic.
Within hours, researchers found insecure data storage, trivial hacks, and bypassed biometrics. Even verified accounts can be reused by others.
These failures expose how fragile and unreliable age verification tech is in practice.
#Privacy #DigitalRights #AgeVerification
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Matt 
@matt@mstdn.games
💻 Pushes buttons randomly at UB (views very much my own, but Jem usually agrees). Formerly in corporate IT and copyediting/proofreading. Loves lots of things (see pinned toots) – intolerant of intolerance. 
mstdn.games
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Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Social oncologist. I make small things. Unapologetically anti-genocide. Warning: May not fit your taxonomy. From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https://gaza-verified.org/join/ Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https://gaza-verified.org/donate/ My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) 🍉🌻 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable
mastodon.ar.al
Aral Balkan
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
Social oncologist. I make small things. Unapologetically anti-genocide. Warning: May not fit your taxonomy. From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https://gaza-verified.org/join/ Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https://gaza-verified.org/donate/ My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) 🍉🌻 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ #SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable
mastodon.ar.al
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
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Apr 19, 2026
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Fossery Tech 
@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza
Hey! I'm an open source fanboy who uses FOSS software to produce and FOSS platforms to share content. Big fan of GNU/Linux, busybox/Linux, LibreWolf, Krita and other open source software. Desktop system: Debian 13 with GNOME Mobile system: postmarketOS with Phosh A beginner web developer (kinda) Moderator of @tilvids DM: Matrix: @fosserytech:linux.pizza XMPP: fosserytech@disroot.org #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Debian #GNOME #WebDev #Tech #Technology #FosseryWeb #FosseryTech
social.linux.pizza
Fossery Tech
@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza
Hey! I'm an open source fanboy who uses FOSS software to produce and FOSS platforms to share content. Big fan of GNU/Linux, busybox/Linux, LibreWolf, Krita and other open source software. Desktop system: Debian 13 with GNOME Mobile system: postmarketOS with Phosh A beginner web developer (kinda) Moderator of @tilvids DM: Matrix: @fosserytech:linux.pizza XMPP: fosserytech@disroot.org #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Debian #GNOME #WebDev #Tech #Technology #FosseryWeb #FosseryTech
social.linux.pizza
@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza
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Apr 08, 2026
Mobian's answer to age attestation/verification laws: they'll do what upstream Debian does (Debian doesn't have an official stance yet)
Btw, if you're interested in the answer of other distros, check out my "Linux/BSD age attestation/verification tracker": https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/Linux-BSD-age-attestation-verification-tracker:7
#AgeVerification #AgeAttestation #Mobian #MobileLinux #LinuxMobile #Linux #FosseryTech
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Jon Snow
@jonsnow@mastodon.online
Posting mostly about the enshittification of tech & gaming industries, breaches of privacy laws and the looming age of dystopia.
mastodon.online
US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
Buried in the definitions is a mandate that reaches every laptop, console, smart TV, and car infotainment system in the country.
https://reclaimthenet.org/us-bill-mandates-on-device-age-verification
#USA #privacy #surveillance #ParentsDecideAct #dystopia #technology #Google #Apple #AgeVerification #IDVerification
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Matthias Kirschner
@kirschner@mastodon.social
The @fsfe 's President 
. Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and improve software ➡ #SoftwareFreedom Author of the book "Ada & #Zangemann - A tale of software, skateboards, and raspberry ice cream". Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights #TechnicalDistributionOfPower #Democracy
mastodon.social
Matthias Kirschner
@kirschner@mastodon.social
The @fsfe 's President . Working for #FreeSoftware (also known as #OpenSource), so every individual in our society can self-determined use, study, share, and improve software ➡ #SoftwareFreedom Author of the book "Ada & #Zangemann - A tale of software, skateboards, and raspberry ice cream". Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights #TechnicalDistributionOfPower #Democracy
mastodon.social
@kirschner@mastodon.social
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Apr 17, 2026
Recommendation for the weekend:
"#AgeVerification Laws and #FreeSoftware: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake" by @techlore@social.lol with @fsfe@mastodon.social 's @pjitendra@mastodon.social .
https://techlore.tech/age-verification-laws-and-free-software-fsfe-interview-techlore-talks/
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The Privacy Dad
@theprivacydad@social.linux.pizza
I write a digital diary of my privacy journey as a non-IT person and parent.
social.linux.pizza
The Privacy Dad
@theprivacydad@social.linux.pizza
I write a digital diary of my privacy journey as a non-IT person and parent.
social.linux.pizza
@theprivacydad@social.linux.pizza
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Apr 17, 2026
It is ironic that the European Commission has introduced a verification method by which its citizens must have their smartphones with them all the time.
https://theprivacydad.com/a-first-look-at-the-eu-age-verification-app/
#eu #ageverification #mobilephones #privacy @vonderleyen@respublicae.eu @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
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It's FOSS
@itsfoss@mastodon.social
World's leading Linux and Open Source web portal. https://itsfoss.com/
mastodon.social
Things just get more absurd with each passing day. 😑
https://itsfoss.com/news/os-level-age-verification-across-us/
#ageverification #linux #privacy
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