Today, #Australia enforced a social media ban for kids under 16.

The same debate is happening in Europe, where #AgeVerification measures are gaining traction, with the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament all endorsing similar approaches.

‼️ Reminder: age verification is not real protection. It’s a quick techno-fix that locks young people out of spaces while failing to address the root problems of broken platforms.

More ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/why-age-verification-misses-the-mark-and-puts-everyone-at-risk/

Today, #Australia enforced a social media ban for kids under 16.

The same debate is happening in Europe, where #AgeVerification measures are gaining traction, with the European Commission, the Council of the EU, and the European Parliament all endorsing similar approaches.

‼️ Reminder: age verification is not real protection. It’s a quick techno-fix that locks young people out of spaces while failing to address the root problems of broken platforms.

More ➡️ https://edri.org/our-work/why-age-verification-misses-the-mark-and-puts-everyone-at-risk/

Oh yes, and then there is this! 😄

"Leading facial #AgeEstimation tools were easily fooled by a $22 "old man" mask, a Guy Fawkes mask, and other cheap party costumes, researchers have found."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/social-media-ban-vpns-masks-age-checks-disguises/105836134

#AgeVerification #DigitalRights #privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan

Oh yes, and then there is this! 😄

"Leading facial #AgeEstimation tools were easily fooled by a $22 "old man" mask, a Guy Fawkes mask, and other cheap party costumes, researchers have found."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-02/social-media-ban-vpns-masks-age-checks-disguises/105836134

#AgeVerification #DigitalRights #privacy #Australia #SocialMediaBan

4/6 ⚠️ The final text could end up being really messy and complex, with providers forced to take the heaviest possible measures to avoid being non-compliant. This sledgehammer approach could force them to make poor and counter-productive design choices, and might also lead to a de-facto obligation for so-called "voluntary" scanning and widespread #AgeVerification, despite the risk of this doing more harm than good

As of today: No social media for Australians under 16.

Also as of today: Every Australian under 16 installs a dodgy gratis #VPN that spies on them and sells their digital lives to #adtech sharks.

#SocialMediaBan #DigitalRights #AgeVerification #MinorsProtection

Huge Victory: #ChatControl no longer forces us to break #encryption. 🎉 

🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.

The Trilogue starts today 🗓️ 

You've helped us stop #backdoors: https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️ 

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

#Fight4Privacy 

Huge Victory: #ChatControl no longer forces us to break #encryption. 🎉 

🚨But: It now wants #AgeVerification.

The Trilogue starts today 🗓️ 

You've helped us stop #backdoors: https://tuta.com/blog/chat-control-criticism

Now, help us stop #AgeVerification! 👇️ 

https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool

#Fight4Privacy 

@EUCommission

"We will monitor compliance, because rights online are non-negotiable."

If that were true, you would stop the #digitalOmnibus right now, ditch any plans for #chatControl, and reject #ageVerification.

#digitalOwnMeBus #digitialTrainwreck