Post AwlHumAdoOXu1SWtGa by peterrenshaw@ioc.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #AwlHumAdoOXu1SWtGa by peterrenshaw@ioc.exchange
       2025-08-02T05:47:46Z
       
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       “Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the #Internet”“It’s just a taste of the issues that many other countries might face as they launch their own systems, and it’s a situation that privacy and security experts have long warned about — to little avail.Following a yearslong political push to make the internet safer for kids, age #verification has started seeping into online spaces across the globe. Lawmakers in the #USA, #Europe, #Australia, and elsewhere have all passed #AgeGating #rules, and platforms have begun to comply. The likely methods for verification are similar to those in the UK. #Platforms typically ask users to either enter a #PaymentCard, upload a #GovernmenIssuedID, take a selfie, or allow a platform to use their #data (like account #CreationDates and #UserConnections) to “estimate” their age. Most rely on #ThirdParty services: #Bluesky uses the #EpicGames-owned Kids Web Services; #Reddit is working with #Persona; and #Discord has partnered with #kID.”#UK / #OnlineSafetyAct / #OSA / #AgeVerification / #surveillance / #control <https://www.theverge.com/analysis/715767/online-age-verification-not-ready> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/jQuvd>
       
 (DIR) Post #AwlHunauWD9YRDpNqq by monarchist@na.social
       2025-08-02T14:16:46Z
       
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       @peterrenshaw And this will be used to punish dissidents and pre-emptively censor speech, as usual.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwlHurL6aut43MSols by peterrenshaw@ioc.exchange
       2025-08-02T05:59:17Z
       
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       “Mastercard Responds To Censorship Allegations After Forcing Storefronts To Remove Adult Games”“Adult games--and games with #AdultThemes--have been #delisted from #digital game sales portals #Steam and #Itchio recently, following pressure from companies that process those platforms' payments to remove them. After an extended period of silence on the matter, #Mastercard has released a statement and says that its recent actions are based on the "rule of law" and aren't an attempt to enforce #censorship.”The flip side of verification is CENSORSHIP #OSA / #verification <https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mastercard-responds-to-censorship-allegations-after-forcing-storefronts-to-remove-adult-games/1100-6533641>
       
 (DIR) Post #Awm6UTQHzIri0k42Rk by peterrenshaw@ioc.exchange
       2025-08-02T23:43:27Z
       
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       @monarchist and a hurdle to online groups of discussion.
       
 (DIR) Post #AwmCgmal8xpKf7DLHc by monarchist@na.social
       2025-08-03T00:52:57Z
       
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       @peterrenshaw Pre-emptive censorship absolutely sabotages online discussionI have now hated it for forty yearsI started sysoping in 1984 on the boards other people owned...