New: the FCC is trying to ban burner phones by forcing all telecoms to store ID information on all new and renewing customers. That includes a government issued ID number. Massive privacy-impacting change
“We never thought that would happen here,” the ACLU says www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to...
We’ll likely never know (or at least not for a very long time), but the fact that 4 out of the 5 Eyes countries are adopting age restrictions on online activity is probably connected to the utility to their spy agencies of the inevitable precursor: digital identities & age verification.
How did air conditioning become a heated debate? ft.trib.al/DxkVNAF | opinion
This piece has some good coverage of how these "trigger events" become far right extremist rallying points, tying this latest iteration to ongoing/past pogroms
The FCC wants to legally force telecoms to collect new and renewing customers' government issued identity number and physical address, impacting everyone from the privacy-conscious to domestic abuse s...
The rapid spread of footage shows how social media is pivotal in enabling far-right agitators to mobilise internationally
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the other day someone was admiringly discussing the tenacious unicorn ranch and i couldnt help myself from being like hey did you know they were mostly just buying shitty plates and guns and toys and antagonizing the locals while neglecting their animals
they'll also continually push to ensure that the paramilitary can operate consequence free
that's what the 'two tier policing' thing is about—it started as an outcry that the far right rioters last year faced justice, the goal is institutional capture of the security forces
Ingrid
Age gating the internet is not about protecting kids. It's entirely about creating an ID barrier for everyone as a form of tracking and privacy invasion putting our data in the hands of private companies that have already proven insecure.
This only hyperfuels scammers and makes everyone less safe.
fascists dont make falsifiable descriptive statements but affirmative, aspirational declarations
fascists say what they *want* to be true, as a ritualistic affirmation of their ideology, and what they *need* to be true to justify their actions
fascist lies are *ecstatic truths* that signal intent
merritt
I’ve posted a long FAQ with everything you need to know about a kids’ social media ban. Key takeaway: it is an ineffective and harmful policy that raises privacy concerns for tens of millions of Canadians through mandated age verification requirements.
The government is expected to table the Digital Safety Act on Wednesday with reports that it will include a ban on social media for those under 16, framed as a “temporary” measure that platforms can…
