The 2 biggest excuses I hear is (a) Privacy doesn't exist anymore (b) I don't care about my data being shared. But the fact is, your email/texts are to/from others, your locations go to others, your photos aren't all selfies, and more. Those people didn't consent to you sharing their data.

I do NOT support fascism nor the current administration but I'm Independent. I will not tow a blue wagon if it's just more authoritarianism in blue drag. I feel strongly about protecting ALL civil rights, kids included. They will be who wipes our butts in the nursing homes. Don't make them hate us.

How to make kids not Liberals 101: Make them HATE their parents and school by cutting them off from long term bonds. Teach them to not get "attached" in social situation. Make them into sociopath workhorse "professionals" who can mask and go home and cry in the shower like we all do.

ID Verification for Phone Numbers @fightforthefuture.org

This is ridiculous

Based on this, it looks like Facebook / Insta / Whatsapp will ban Massachusetts as well since the legislation looks very similar to what might happen here: stateofsurveillance.org/news/meta-ne...

self-hosting is not about saving money. it is about not being at the mercy of someone else's pricing changes.

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Given all the #privacy concerns, I vote we body double on the #retroweb. Time to spin up more pubnix #linux servers and get back to webrings, #indieweb, #rss, and stuff like that. In the meantime, a good #laugh about the early days. #GenX will remember. omicreativedev.github.io/analogelders/

Some of us *cough* were saying this in the beginning.

This makes me sad. 1 in 2 Gen Z are anxious about online privacy. News say the internet makes young people anxious and depressed, but rarely is honest about why. The reason there's no improvement in mental health despite global laws is because they're cherry picking the data to fit an agenda.

☝🏽 The WHOLE POINT of Declaring Independence was dissent from authoritarianism. Idgaf if that's federal state or local or any party. ☝🏽 The WHOLE POINT of any Constitution (fed or state) is to PROTECT the "RIGHTS" (entitlements) of human beings. We have lost the plot and THAT is why we're falling.

Massachusetts should require internet safety and personal cybersecurity curriculum gradewide K-12 and at state colleges. They should also build and incentivize free courses for existing adults. They could work with internet providers to give out goodie bags for adults who get certified.

I posted SIGNIFICANT comments on the original post. 😹 I'm deeply grateful and supportive of a draft stepping in the right direction. 😍 But there are still some important nuances where "good enough" is a slippery slope. (Especially RSS) #freespeech #surveillance #palantir #privacy #civilrights

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A significant number of #Liberals do not in fact support Liberty. Being a #Democrat, doesn't make one a liberationist. Liberals, and even #Libertarians, should NOT impose or enable oppression and inequalities. Lately, too many are dancing too close to #Stalinism to find bipartisanship with Fascism.

I would laugh if this wasn't actually happening. #Palantir #AI #Biometrics #Flock #AgeVerification #DataCenters #Democracy

Mass surveillance and democracy are incompatible.

I'm a progressive technologist. Here's why the GOP's "Parents Decide Act" is a backdoor attack on the devices you own. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Is this legislation similar to Massachusetts? @evangreer.bsky.social @fightforthefuture.org

You're going to tell a 17 year old who graduated HS, drives, works, pays taxes, might be a parent themselves, that they're blocked after 7pm and can't use Instagram more than 2hr a day? After it was legal/normal their whole life?

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Working w/ @massdac.bsky.social on a constitutional, decentralized, private-key based solution to the #ageverification issue. Mass can lead the way with a safe, democratic solution. We have a genius idea for the phone ban too. But we need a little time. Will update here. Post notifications on 💗

Apparently Flock cameras are accessing sensitive locations, including community pools, children’s gymnastics rooms & fitness centers. www.404media.co/city-learns-...

This is a lie. www.statehousenews.com/news/poll-mo...

Saying people have no reasonable expectation of privacy anymore is violence. Should we undress for anyone who demands it? Should we tell everyone our name and address? Will they rip off hijabs? Install cameras in public bathrooms? Normalization of rights erosion enables weaponized transparency.

Protecting children's rights is protecting their welfare. Don't raise generations of kids that don't know they're entitled to and should expect life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, justice, speech, privacy, secure in their persons and effects, etc. Without respect, they won't recognize abuse.

Quotable "Just like with jazz, rock and roll, Vietnam, Iraq, LGBTQ+ acceptance, climate change, video games, and Gaza, adults will twist themselves into knots.... rather than face the reality that the kids might be right and we might be wrong. ✊🏽 www.welcometohellworld.com/the-kids-are...

In news that absolutely everyone predicted…

People have gotten defensive when I dare question #Democrats about the #unconstitutional and #fascist over-reach they naively legislate at local, state, and federal levels These are UNPRECEDENTED times We have expectations The tyrants don't pretend to be our allies You're acting like frenemies 🧵⏬

Some observations of Governor Maura Healy's interview on GBH News and the Press Conference from April 14th. My first gut reaction is, if this is good legislation, why is she doing so much PR? Secondly, this "not a ban" compliments, not replaces, an actual ban. #ageverification #mapoli #freespeech 🧵⏬

This article is pure propaganda nutbags. First of all, toddlers aren't on Facebook. Secondly, 14yos have jobs, pay tax, and 16yos drive. They're not toddlers. Facebook has been around TWENTY TWO years. We KNOW the long term impact is memes and too much Temu. GTFOH. www.cbsnews.com/news/surgeon...

This will scare you www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrm...

This claim is 1) not supported by actual evidence: www.techdirt.com/2026/01/21/t... 2) extremely patronizing, assumes "the kids" only use social media for mindless scrolling www.businessinsider.com/kids-parenti... 3) ignores that we can and should regulate Big Tech to address harm w/o age gating

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I guess memes and marches are all that matter?

Why are we doing this again? futurism.com/artificial-i...

Tacky 😂

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Very Informative video about #Palantir #PeterThiel www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7g...

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IL HB 5511 #AgeVerification has drawn criticism from civil rights groups and technology experts like Stephen Ragan of @aclu.org #Illinois argued that mandating age gates “raises serious constitutional questions” while “the root of the harms go unaddressed.” #Privacy #PrivacyFirst #DigitalFreedom

“A Department of Homeland Security attorney who spoke to me on the condition of anonymity said of the ICE Glasses project, ‘It might be portrayed as seeking to identify illegal aliens on the streets, but the reality is that a push in this direction affects all Americans, particularly protestors.’ “

The irony of this representative to be speaking at a Privacy and Security chat after voting YAY on H5349 Support @fightforthefuture.org @eff.org @act-on-mass.bsky.social @agelesslinux.org.web.brid.gy @maindivisible.bsky.social @mass50501.bsky.social badinternetbills.com to protect PRIVACY