Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children.
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@Tutanota I was literally thinking about how the age verification is just another marketing data point last night and crafting a note for my website, and now I can just point to your toot. You saved me the effort!
@Tutanota Just call it the #digitalid surveillance state or the technocracy. That's what it's part of.
@Tutanota tbf the EU’s approach (if it works like they say) may actually be beneficial, but the UK stuff is just straight bullshit
@Tutanota I would argue that it’s both. When you’re at home, do you let your kid surf the web on the PC unabated? If you do, then I can understand why this would be difficult to grasp. Most parents would monitor what their children have access to on the home PC so there is no reason why it shouldn’t be done on their mobile devices as well. Parents have had twenty years to do this and they failed, now the government will step in and do it for you.
When the most corrupt industry on the planet funds a global fascist movement, there are no half-measures.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/trump-saudi-dinner-ai-deals-21196862.php
https://www.kqed.org/news/12055854/how-google-organized-opposition-to-a-california-privacy-proposal
The fossil fuel industry has formed an international axis alliance with tech oligarchs against democracy & civil rights.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/photos-tech-ceos-mingle-with-trump-and-mbs-at-saudi-investment-forum.html
@Tutanota I think you're absolutely spot on with this!
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They already know everything about you.
"They" means the NSA and GCHQ.
@Tutanota "The road to hell is paved with good intentions..." Those in power always appeal to our fears to slowly rob us of our rights...
@Tutanota No it's "PSP" (Palantir Surveillance Program)
