Post B4cSZ5yzmQaCOxzOim by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
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(DIR) Post #B4axw6Rew5KCl6vZ32 by joeress@mastodon.social
2026-03-24T20:56:48Z
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
(DIR) Post #B4axw7Tp5WeLy6wo3k by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-24T21:42:35.648579Z
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@joeress Your governemnt is a fucking joke. They censored fucking ninja stars. Police confiscate butter knives. People get arrested, jailed and fined for saying naughty words. You cucks have no fucking rights. You all need to grow a backbone and revolt for your rights back already.
(DIR) Post #B4bWfb4RJZDTDNvoA4 by iampytest1@infosec.exchange
2026-03-25T02:10:33Z
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@melroy The problem isn't Apple. The UK government is requiring all companies to perform such age checks, and many other places like the EU and California are following suit. Companies - and even open source projects - have to obey the law, even if they or their users disagree with it.The law doesn't specifically require companies ask for credit cards - and that's a pretty poor way to handle age verification. However, other methods also are bad for their own reasons, requiring users to either submit to a racist and invasive face scan, or provide an ID.Apple and Microsoft are horrible companies, but for other reasons. Moreover, as we are seeing with California, open source operating systems are also required to comply. Software developers should not and can not simply pick and choose what laws they obey.Its unfair to blame them for the UK's poorly written mass surveillance and censorship legislation. The blame lies with the UK government, and with every other government mandating this.
(DIR) Post #B4bWfcFoujuisyGPXU by RTP@fosstodon.org
2026-03-25T02:45:10Z
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@iampytest1 @melroy Apparently, Meta helped fund $2B lobbying efforts to bring age verification into operating systems through an entity called "Digital Childhood Alliance":Essentially, transfers some iability from social media platforms into operating systems (even volunteer based developers forced to work for free)Hence requiring 'age signaling' to app requirement on operating systems.#ageverification #digitalID #privacyMatters #anonymity #socialmedia https://tube.tchncs.de/w/4oaAydkAwLgdbJVfAR7jaM
(DIR) Post #B4bWfddFn6Fj9wEdhg by iampytest1@infosec.exchange
2026-03-25T02:47:48Z
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@RTP @melroy Interesting.Has Apple (or other OS companies) done such lobbying in favor of age verification legislation? Or is it mainly social media companies?That would certainly undermine my original argument if Apple was actively supporting this legislation rather than simply meeting their legal obligations.Thanks
(DIR) Post #B4bWfe99sTm0ktA7Qu by RTP@fosstodon.org
2026-03-25T02:58:26Z
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@iampytest1 @melroy That's a great question - I imagine they would want "their say" in the matter - so certainly would not surprise me.But that's something I'll need to look into - as I'm also curious.I do know #System76 (centered in Colorado) spoke to a co-author of the Colorado #AgeVerification bill, w/hopes of getting open source software exempted (unsure if happening).Another good article on Meta lobbying for it in Android / Apple:https://captaincompliance.com/education/meta-is-spending-2-billion-to-build-a-surveillance-system-it-just-doesnt-want-you-to-call-it-that/
(DIR) Post #B4bbv21vrT1ywWwD1U by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T02:36:53Z
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@rusty_shackleford @joeress America is worse. They've got less freedom of speech than the Brits. American government is banning non state-approved routers so they can watch everything you do online. So glad I don't live there.https://youtu.be/tB3WVygAM8Ihttps://youtu.be/04oL0qVSWJE
(DIR) Post #B4bbv3RqabM3LC4Q3U by divVerent@social.vivaldi.net
2026-03-25T05:10:35Z
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@geoffl @rusty_shackleford @joeress That one gets even funnier. The only US made routers at all are some Starlink ones.So basically America banned all ISPs except Musk's.The billionaire needs _more_...
(DIR) Post #B4bexRsz0971Zgb0wS by cmdrSprocket@mathstodon.xyz
2026-03-25T05:44:37Z
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@divVerent @geoffl @rusty_shackleford @joeress You cannot even build a grill scrubber solely from US material: https://youtu.be/3ZTGwcHQfLY?is=MmWU179QPZ7miiT7
(DIR) Post #B4cDSOmZzCVDMuWx2O by dshan@mastodon.au
2026-03-25T01:43:47Z
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@joeress I got an email from Google recently saying they'd switched off/on certain things in my account because they couldn't confirm that I was "an adult" (things like setting on safe search, etc.). Thing is, I've had that Google account for about 20 years now ... 🙄Instead of going through their age verification bs routine I logged into my Google account and switched off/on the things they'd changed. Seems to have worked.
(DIR) Post #B4cIEChkatwlctK3k0 by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T13:04:41.221457Z
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@geoffl @joeress Hilarious that you unironically believe this
(DIR) Post #B4cITbzUrYaQOTyDUO by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T13:07:27.182811Z
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@Flamekebab @joeress It might inspire you to stop being pussies and demand your rights.lol
(DIR) Post #B4cSZ39sHWVDdq3XlI by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T13:21:35Z
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@rusty_shackleford "But, muh freedum."https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/trump-fcc-prohibits-import-and-sale-of-new-wi-fi-routers-made-outside-us/
(DIR) Post #B4cSZ4LbrNU3KWYQgy by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T13:23:15Z
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@rusty_shackleford "Yea, trump."https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/the-attack-on-free-speech-under-the-second-trump-administration
(DIR) Post #B4cSZ5FyToZQ9KvRY0 by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T13:27:47Z
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@rusty_shackleford American arrested for posting trump meme reflecting Trump's disregard for human lives.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/tennessee-facebook-arrest-trump-charlie-kirk-b2832831.html
(DIR) Post #B4cSZ5yzmQaCOxzOim by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T15:00:25.687231Z
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@geoffl The article says the dude was threatening violence lol.Thr us has best speech protections of anywhere in the world. If you disagree with that you are absolutely fucking retarded and Please do me a favor and block me now, lol.
(DIR) Post #B4cSdAJbc8nqzrZPpg by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T15:01:14.252342Z
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@Flamekebab @joeress Youre a faggot lol
(DIR) Post #B4cTX9MSLeUUFqbCfg by golemwire@fosstodon.org
2026-03-25T15:11:19Z
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@divVerent @geoffl @joeress Maybe for now, but I think what's next is pretty clearly other companies starting to make routers fully in the USA.
(DIR) Post #B4ccUeKVeOAn1LZSkK by divVerent@social.vivaldi.net
2026-03-25T16:51:45Z
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@golemwire @geoffl @joeress "fully" :)
(DIR) Post #B4ccbJ35Agd92tasQC by golemwire@fosstodon.org
2026-03-25T16:52:58Z
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@divVerent @geoffl @joeress Yeah... I don't know what else other companies would do though, it'd be a lot of lost business if they didn't work towards made-in-USA.
(DIR) Post #B4ccqPWXNaLXTIZcHY by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T15:03:03Z
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@rusty_shackleford Your reading comprehension is poor. He didn't threaten violence. Try again.
(DIR) Post #B4ccqQiGxRKN9z4VDE by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T16:55:35.850971Z
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@geofflBro youre absokute fucking mongoloid of you think the uk has better speech protections than the us. Please just block me now if youre going to be that aggressiveky stupid.
(DIR) Post #B4ccqWy5hXXuYmWDhY by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T15:06:39Z
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@rusty_shackleford And try actually watching the video rather than spouting blind, uninformed, pro USofA propaganda. You probably think USAnian workers have the best working conditions and most paid holiday too. 🤣🤣🤣https://youtu.be/tB3WVygAM8I?si=jP4M6TfO3j_nvLaV
(DIR) Post #B4ccqeQLyrJRgSnOE4 by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T15:15:22Z
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@rusty_shackleford Workers rights and working conditions UK v USA. You'll be shocked.https://youtu.be/7Okb9RSYuLI
(DIR) Post #B4cd4q9RAyf66peJ28 by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T16:58:17.862898Z
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@geoffl Hahaha your evidence is cherry picked yputube videos? Holy fuck you people are retarded.
(DIR) Post #B4cdrdBq9czC6H2RFo by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T16:41:11Z
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@golemwire @divVerent @joeress I thinks it's more likely that someone, or someone's relatives, will acquire shares in, or some kind of partnership with, a foreign router manufacturer who will then be granted a license to export routers to the USA, maybe?
(DIR) Post #B4cdxX4jnim8sEWvzs by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T17:02:17Z
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@rusty_shackleford You're not even allowed to cross the road wherever you want. Jay-walking? You get arrested for that? 🤣Your government treat you like small children too young to know when it's safe to cross the street.You're blind to the freedom you've lost
(DIR) Post #B4cdxYYCJfw1RtJyYS by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T17:08:10.463101Z
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@geoffl 1. No one gets arrested for jay walking. Its a ticket and only in places that have those laws. Not a federal law or even a state law.2. Im not saying the us is perfect, but I am saying its better than the uk. Thats demonstrably true. but nice strawman.Your gov litterally arrests people for mean tweets, and the prosecution doesn't even have to lie that its actually a threat or something, which would get overturned on appeals. Its litterally your law you stupid fucking cuck.Goddamn, arguin with brits isnt even fun. Its too easy to show how inbred you retards are.
(DIR) Post #B4ce7rLtGelyelTfaS by divVerent@social.vivaldi.net
2026-03-25T17:10:03Z
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@golemwire @geoffl @joeress What else? Faking it of course. It will still be Chinese chips with Indian firmware. Just with an American case.It would actually be more useful to audit the firmware (all of it) as a sufficient replacement.
(DIR) Post #B4cevzdOkRUqp5ZXNI by geoffl@mastodon.me.uk
2026-03-25T17:15:16Z
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@rusty_shackleford https://youtu.be/2QFw0OoQJWY
(DIR) Post #B4cew1CstzTbhRBOKG by rusty_shackleford@colorlessgreenvoid.com
2026-03-25T17:19:05.315138Z
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@geoffl Are you hitting on me or something? I mean i knew all brits were retarded. But are they fags as well? Im down but youre gonna need to take me to an actual movie first. I dont like youtube.