From alecmuffett.com
What does the government think an algorithm is? | tommorris.org
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It’s perfectly reasonable to want to prevent the harms of The Algorithm. Whether we can do so in a practical and effective way is the really tough question. We can all provide a putative definition…
#vpn #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
23h ago
From alecmuffett.com
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The UK now requires ID to read about Middle East politics, visit r/stopsmoking and listen to almost any hip hop music online. After this ruling, using Wikipedia could be next. Once sites require ag…
#vpn #ronwyden #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
20h ago
From alecmuffett.com
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…on the grounds that everyone is a potential predator. Tom’s Hardware: The UK government has instructed citizens to delete old emails and pictures to help conserve water, following the announ…
#vpn #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
18h ago
From alecmuffett.com
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The kids are alright, it’s the politicians who are a mess: Chatting to son: “…so do you think your youtube account will pass AI age verification?” His reply: “I think I’m sa…
#ai #google #youtube #profiling #censorship #jamesbaker #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
17h ago
From alecmuffett.com
Online Safety Act was botched from the start | The Times
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[the…] secretary of state … expressed “concern” that the legislation might whack sites such as Amazon instead of Pornhub. In response, officials explained that the regulation in question was “not p…
#vpn #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
5h ago
From alecmuffett.com
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Some folk, including Thomas Pearson with 115k followers on TikTok, are calling for big global platforms to shun the UK in order to “…make the UK Government lose money, and fast”. In thi…
#vpn #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #thomaspearson #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
3h ago
From alecmuffett.com
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I have no idea why, possibly just a editorial burp or maybe something more strategic about not wanting to potentially risk being seen as hosting circumvention discussions:
#vpn #reddit #osawars #censorship #onlinesafety #surveillance #ageverification #onlinesafetyact
1h ago
From 404media.co
Wyoming and South Dakota Age Verification Laws Could Include Huge Parts of the Internet
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By omitting the "one-third" provision that most other states with age verification laws have adopted, Wyoming and South Dakota are placing the burden of verifying users' ages on all sorts of websites, far beyond porn.
#privacy #wyoming #politics #southdakota #ageverification
on Thu, 7AM
From pupuweb.com
Can This Simple Browser Extension Really Bypass X Age Verification? - PUPUWEB
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How Does a 20-Line Code Extension Stop X's Annoying ID Verification System? A creative Reddit user has built a smart solution to one of X's most
#x #howto #privacy #twitter #ageverification #browserextension
1h ago
From openrightsgroup.org
Tell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t working
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What's the problem? The Online Safety Act has been a disaster. Rather than protect children, millions of adults are facing widespread censorship, and teenagers are having their freedom of expression restricted. Here are some of the key problems with the law: Wrongful Censorship: The law places...
#osa #ukpol #privacy #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #onlinesafety #ageverification #onlinesafetyact #freedomofexpression
on Jul 31
From theface.com
The Online Safety Act is a minefield for the next generation of voters
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Caught between a lowered voting age, the ban of Palestine Action and the Online Safety Act, the political landscape has changed radically for 16-year-olds…
#osa #ukpol #privacy #censorship #freespeech #ukpolitics #onlinesafety #ageverification #onlinesafetyact #freedomofexpression
1h ago
From apnews.com
YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.
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YouTube is ready to start testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. using artificial intelligence to distinguish between adults and minors based on their viewing habits.
#ai #us #youtube #ageverification
on Tue, 5PM
From freezenet.ca
The Lobbyists Call to Ban VPNs Shows Why Age Verification Can Only Get Worse
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Lobbyists are calling on platforms to ban VPNs from their platform if the user doesn't verify their age.
#vpn #avpa #news #privacy #security #censorship #freespeech #ageverification #personalinformation
15h ago
From arstechnica.com
YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?”
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Adult YouTubers defend childish viewing habits in fight to block AI age checks.
#ai #google #privacy #youtube #ageverification
on Wed, 12PM