#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA
- A gated internet is NOT inevitible
- If you are tagged in a below 18 age bracket, DO NOT COMPLY
- Consider using other discordless options: discordless.com
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA
- A gated internet is NOT inevitible
- If you are tagged in a below 18 age bracket, DO NOT COMPLY
- Consider using other discordless options: discordless.com
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA
While I'm hopeful they are truthful on how 90% wont be affected & while the writer sympathizes with "growing up on the early internet," this capitulation is still unacceptable.
He is correct that this has expanded in countries. We must keep yelling at our govs
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopKOSA
Over the course of this week:
- Discord is rolling out age brackets
- Discord Claims 90% of accounts will NOT be affected
- You can check your account age in User Settings
- More options to verify your age include google/apple wallets, creditcards, and agekey
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialPolitico is by no means the best of sources, but if they are renewing a push to pass KOSA, GUARD, NO FAKES, and others in an AI preemption package, we need to keep an eye on this.
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
Supposedly "Texas House and Senate hearings have discussed expanding the SCOPE act to videogames by treating them as social media."
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
- Google to begin using age assurance tech to identify underage accounts in Canada
- Supposedly, the Canadian House, which returms next week, is going to have a second reading of S-209
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social#savespeech #notodigitalID #stopkillinggames
In the name of privacy, preservation, & free speech, this bill MUST be defeated & Ursula/Macron OUSTED
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@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
Egypt bans social media accounts for under-13s and mandates “safe mode” for ages 13-15
www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-bans-s...
Demand reps reverse course:
data.ipu.org/parliament/E...
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- Use this map to find anti-trans Dem. Candidates to NOT vote for
- If an anti-trans dem is elected, MAKE SURE THEY GET NO PEACE UNTIL BASIC RIGHTS ARE GIVEN BACK TO TRANS PEOPLE
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- "The decision in Ofcom v 4chan is in - the court concludes that Americans cannot sue Ofcom for its censorship, because of sovereign immunity"
This does NOT rule that Ofcom's demands for ID verification must be followed
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- NetChoice Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Markup of the JAWBONE Act
- Authors whose books have been banned in Utah schools can continue to sue the state, judge says
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- CLARITY Act fails Clouture vote. Now dead in water
- Xcancel & possibly Nitter suspended services again
- FSC Case Against Tennessee AV Law Can Go Forward, Court Rules
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- California Legislature Passes Stricter UGC Rules for Adult Sites. Heads to Governor
- From EFF - California: Tell the Governor to Stand Up for Net Neutrality, Affordability, and Public Safety
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US MT:
- Supreme Court says Trump can’t enforce new mail-in ballot regulation
- Source is mixed factually but good news for voters: USPS halts work on Trump-backed mail voting system after SCOTUS ruling
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US Megathread(CRITICAL):
- As the Senate returns, so does the NDAA, which includes the anti-section 230 "Stop CSAM Act"
It does not, in fact, "stop CSAM" but it does wreck section 230 protections & encryption
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - US Megathread(CRITICAL):
- Greer theorizes that if Dems sweep Congress, they'll immediatly attempt to pass Australian Style Social Media Ban
- Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports ‘if it risks safety or fairness’
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
- More news on EU social media ban. It is going too far.
- EU KIDS Act approved by commission. STILL needs to get past Parliament
- A sum up of the EU Kids Act for the Fediverse
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
- For those in Canada, Google is forcing in "age assurance" methods
- Michael Geist discusses privacy questions as Canada leans on trading deals with EU
- Hungary PM Magyar to scrap Orban-era restriction on gay adoption
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
- UK parliament has introduced a bill that requires all Social Media platforms operating in the UK to get a licence from Ofcom
- The right-wing bloc has lost the election in Sweden
@onyxnuvaplus.bsky.socialFri. FYI - Non-US MT:
- Boosty has updated its TOS recently & a wave of accounts have been shadowbanned
Unsure if it correlates but it appears they have put in a "your content must not be pornographic" clause