On the whole "governments pushing for age verification to access adult content" thing is really interesting.
You'd think that they'd at least put strong privacy protections in place, if not for the public, but for them, such that they could not actually get caught with their pants down.
On Wednesday, the communications minister, Michelle Rowland, released the eSafety commissioner’s long-awaited roadmap for age verification for online pornographic material, which has been sitting with the government since March 2023.
The federal government has decided against forcing sites to bring in age verification technology, instead tasking the eSafety commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, to work with the industry to develop a new code to educate parents on how to access filtering software and limit children’s access to such material or sites that are not appropriate."
#UK#SocialMedia#Kids#Privacy#CivilRights#AgeVerification: "...[S]ociety cannot aim to protect children at the cost of restricting their civil rights and freedoms, nor by policies that, however inadvertently, incentivise businesses to age-gate children out of beneficial digital services. Getting the policy framework right means adopting a child-rights approach, as the UK and Europe have long committed to do but insufficiently enacted. While we wait, children – once the intrepid explorers of the digital age – are becoming over-cautious, worrying about the risks and, evidence shows, missing out on many online opportunities as a result." https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-can-we-make-the-internet-safe-for-children-in-practice/
"No one should have to hand over their driver’s license just to access free websites. That’s why #EFF opposes mandated #ageverificationlaws, no matter how well intentioned they may be. Dozens of bills currently being debated by state and federal lawmakers could result in dangerous #ageverification mandates. We will resist them."
#Chatkontrolle so eben wurde der Bericht des Berichterstatters vom #IMCO Ausschuss angenommen. Zum Kontext, der von Saliba vorgelegt Draft Report war bereits eine gute Grundlage, viele Punkte waren hart umkämpft.
Der Bericht ist nicht perfekt und deckt nicht alle unsere Bedenken ab. ABER: Er enthält wichtige Punkte im Hinblick auf #E2EE#AgeVerification generell die Anwendung von Technologie in diesem Zusammenhang. Es bleibt spannend was der #LIBE Ausschuss nach dieser Vorlage tut.
Discord has been a hub for online gamers since 2015. In recent years it has become a destination for criminals looking to abuse and exploit children, by taking advantage of the platform's young user base and decentralized structure.
"Please contact your representatives before it is too late and demand device-based verification solutions that make the internet safer while also respecting your privacy.”
Pornhub is now blocking everyone from Utah. If someone with an IP from Utah visits the site, they’ll instead see a Vimeo video from adult performer Cherie DeVille: