imagine in the pre digital era that your cumbersome 300 pound CRT had a little scanner device on it, that it stopped and demanded the ID of every resident of the household before HBO or Adult Swim came on. that is how dumb all this shit is

TLDR parental control tools are being moved from individuals to the state. You can't have requests for ID/passport or reference a Digital Wallet and try and cram anonymity at the end After multiple failed rounds to pass chat control, users rightfully should be suspicious bsky.app/profile/nove...

EU is launching thier own age verification app. So let's clear up the lies - privacy preserving is a lie if access is granted at the cost is to submit ID/passport documents - No it's not like at a bar, this effects access to speech, resources, vidoes on sensitive topics. youtu.be/uryHjVMfZGg?...

Further placement of Digital ID in the draft paper on immigration. The trouble is 0 media coverage/ or even small discussion on the new Biometric requirement that make Giving up biometrics and having a Digital ID mandatory to live in South Africa www.gov.za/sites/defaul...

73% of sex educators are concerned that age-verification laws will impact their work, practice, or resources, according to preliminary results from our national survey of sex educators and other sexual health professionals released today.

"Despite promises that age-verification laws would simply prevent minors from accessing adult sites, a majority of sexual health professionals say the laws are threatening sex education and other resources." www.woodhullfoundation.org/press-releas...

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This will hurt us particularly South African🇿🇦small sites and online sme and digital information distribution,no doubt this will be used in south Africas audio&audio visual white paper for age verification and the podcast regulation We need to fight noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Podcast regulation discussion in South Africa. Roundtable discussion #southafrica #privacy #meta #Youtube #ageverification www.youtube.com/live/VI_DWQ-...

🇿🇦 Consensus is building against these systems and this policy,dont wait to be another example of failure send your message today. Stop age verification today📴🚫 This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Trump's FTC Chair posts that people opposing age-verification surveillance are just shills being "being paid by people who want to prey on your kids." The lengths this administration goes to delegitimize dissent is staggering.

🇿🇦 Consensus is building against these systems and this policy,dont wait to be another example of failure send your message today. Stop age verification today📴🚫 This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Discord delays age-verification roll out after backlash, releases new policy saying it will NOT partner with any vendor that doesn't perform the verification entirely "on device" — meaning biometrics are not shared. 👏👏👏 Persona, which did not meet that standard, has been dumped.

"no see it's okay 90% of people won't have to verify their IDs on discord, we already track you so much that it's a moot point unless you turn off analytics like some kind of PRIVACY FREAK"

Please don't give your trust back to Discord because they say they're slowing down Keep looking for and building alternatives

Don't stay leave Don't concede your privacy Instead of only having a week to leave,plan a better gradual exodus. The push back each time diminishes. You have time know to think through were you go to.

Discord has announced that it's cutting ties with Persona, the AI software company backed by Peter Thiel used for age and identity verification.

Discord has ended its partnership with Persona following community pushback, according to Fortune.

And that's why we say NO to #AgeVerification 👉 Check the status in your country & whether you need to contact your lawmakers: tuta.com/blog/age-ver...

🇿🇦 This is not like id'ing offline, this is not like showing ID for liquor this is a drag net of massive information collection Stop age verification today📴🚫 This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Currently the "Fight big tech"is framing similar to Big tabacco. Problem SOCIAL MEDIA/PHONES IS A COMMUNICATION TOOL Unlike alcohol/cigarettes when SM/PHONEs is removed one is 🚫denied access to community 🚫removed from public partcipation 🚫 being part of spaces you is not provided physically

Some under-16s may be reliant on the internet for vital information on health or other personal safety issues that their parents or family can’t or won’t tell them

We are locking Youth out of : 🌍making friends in regions beyond their own. 🌍 getting opportunities not with physical distance. 🌍Follow news on interests not covered by mainstream media. 🌍Be part of fandoms. The playbook is the same,the offline world was my childhood and so should yours.

The UK already has one of the most restrictive internet policies in the west. Starmer seeking broad, extra-parliamentary powers to crack down on VPNs and other access is a troubling sign. Censorship is always fuels an appetite for more censorship.

SONA(state of the nation address) has a lot of hand waving were it comes to AI integration and appeals to technology. Seeing how outlined goals will effect campaigns.Still no strong privacy discussion in South Africa and it does not look that that is changing this year Stretched,but still fighting

🇿🇦 Current user filters/ parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

🚨🚨Discord is planning on age verification next month global,despite south Africa not having the framework that permits this,even local groups rushing for Australias teen ban could not get this,this is intrusion on south Africas sovereignty x.com/discord_supp...

Stuff is pretty much done and just needs a roll out. -banners -infographics -frequent misinformation debunking. We are just forming a roll out strategy and seeing how it aligns with other campaigns and other projects. Left: - fit for purpose videos -Website(long term project) Keep you posted.

Received Term schedule for Digital communications committee,reaching out to home affair's for their schedule. Lots of committee presentations in March,trying to get a frame work for the Digital ID and possible date for age verification on the latest white paper. Will keep you updated.

✍️Making progress on templates, we are just split between this and the draft emigration reforms bill that was just extended(outlining our problems with it's data harvesting requests). Thinking or rolling things out in drips and updating as needed so people can start running with what we have.

Instead of endlessly creating pdfs,sourcing articles and linking to well written rebuttals we are looking to create a video series/booklets on age verification -Summaries of established writing eg segregate and suppress - outlining current tools and approaches "fit for purpose" 🧵1/6

🇿🇦 Current user filters/ parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

It's less "I have to give it to 4chan" and more why was their no united push back? @taylorlorenz.bsky.social explores 4chans and kiwi farms fight for digital freedom against the online saftey act. Our base issue is why is the perceived "worst" maintaining a privacy line? youtu.be/DD3PGp9RhTw?...

It's less "I have to give it to 4chan" and more why was their no united push back? @taylorlorenz.bsky.social explores 4chans and kiwi farms fight for digital freedom against the online saftey act. Our base issue is why is the perceived "worst" maintaining a privacy line? youtu.be/DD3PGp9RhTw?...

🎉Happy new year to all. 2025 is shaping to be a big year for no verification SA and the larger "Better privacy project" 3 active campaigns -No verification SA -No Digital ID SA -Breaking down the my mzanzi app(super app) This will be a long fight but we are here for the long fight To 2025🍾🥂

🇿🇦 Current user filters/ parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

🇿🇦 Current user filters/ parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

🎄Merry Christmas everyone in south Africa and around the world as we come together please talk to family about our current privacy risks and legislation up for discussion in the coming year. Let is next year have the same privacy rights as we do know #southafrica #kosa #OSA #privacy

🇿🇦 Current user filters/ parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection Call and say no to Age verification in south Africa 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

🇿🇦We have demonstrated that current user filters and parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection,but legislative capture. 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

🇿🇦We have demonstrated that current user filters and parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection,but legislative capture. 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Online Safety Act repeal debate bingo: - Children - Terrorism - Tech giants - Small but high risk - Algorithms - VPNs - Safety by design - We all knew it wasn't perfect - Should go further - Freedom of expression absolutists - Critics who haven't read the Act

UK parlement petition discussion on Online saftey act 2023 15 December 2025 Thus far alot of anti porn talk(performers and consumers),alot of "does harm" "causes harm" harm is just used without scope or specification. clearly they will not remove AGE VERIFICATION. www.youtube.com/live/7ixue9r...

🇿🇦We have demonstrated that current user filters and parental controls already archive all goals of Segregate and suppress laws/age verification method's without compromising user agency or Privacy. This is not protection,but legislative capture. 📞📨 noageverifiactionsa.substack.com/p/list-of-co...

Video on KOSA/internet laws and what to do to oppose them If possible please make a video share a post but it is important for individuals to be vocal. Shares,likes and comments are nice but ACTIONS ARE NEEDED Call,email and make a resource Get the word out you count 🇿🇦🇺🇲 youtu.be/GZskRh4ET8c?...

You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW. www.congress.gov/members/find...