Flooding the zone is once again the preferred tactic of choice for pushing abusive legislation in #Portugal
Not as egregious as 100+ changes to labor laws, but PSD still couldn't resist sneaking in #ChatControl together with #AgeGating whatever online platforms the state wants to surveil.
So, You’ve Hit An Age Gate. What Now?
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/10/so-youve-hit-an-age-gate-what-now/
If you live in Spain, tell Pedro Sanchez what you think about his government's push to age gate the internet. Very disappointing to see this authoritarian push from the Sanchez government
#spain #socialmedia #privacy #pedrosanchez #censorship #eupol #ageverification #agegating
French lawmakers vote to ban #SocialMedia use by under-15s
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s
#France #SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeVerification #AgeGating #IdentityVerification
Indian states weigh #Australia-style ban on #SocialMedia for children
#India #politics #SocialMediaBan #privacy #AgeGating #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification
Nearly 5 Million Accounts Removed Under #Australia’s New #SocialMediaBan
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/australia/social-media-ban-australia.html
#SocialMedia #privacy #AgeVerification #AgeGating #IdentityVerificatio #politics
Not sure how applying film-age ratings to social media would work. I guess it at least appreciate that content shouldn’t just be adult 18 or not and there are degrees of what is appropriate for different ages. #socialmedia #agegating
So, You’ve Hit an Age Gate. What Now?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now
#privacy #politics #AgeVerification #AgeAssurance #IdentityVerification #AgeGating
#BigTech won in #Texas — but the #AgeVerification fight is just getting started
#privacy #cybersecurity #politics #IDVerification #IdentityVerification #AgeAssurance #AgeGating
Judge To Texas: You Can’t Age-Gate The Entire Internet Without Evidence
Age Verification, Estimation, Assurance, Oh My! A Guide To The Terminology
Starting Jan 2026, Roblox chat gets a bouncer: mandatory age verification. Voluntary checks are live now. Guess those days of pretending to be an adult to dominate virtual playgrounds are over. Are these measures helpful or just an obstacle course?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/roblox-will-require-all-users-to-perform-age-checks-to-access-chat-from-january/
#Roblox #Gaming #AgeGating #OnlineCommunity #TechDebate
"#Pornhub said the number of #UK visitors to its website was down 77 per cent compared with July, when more rigorous age checks for sexually explicit sites were introduced under the #OnlineSafetyAct, the BBC reports."
That's about the number of people who know how to use a VPN service 🤫
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-to-launch-age-verification-system-for-porn-sites.html
#OSA #PlatformRegulation #AgeVerification #AgeGating #DigitalRights
"If you've been following the wave of age-gating laws sweeping across the country and the globe, you've probably noticed that lawmakers, tech companies, and advocates all seem to be using different terms for what sounds like the same thing. Age verification, age assurance, age estimation, age gating—they get thrown around interchangeably, but they technically mean different things. And those differences matter a lot when we're talking about your rights, your privacy, your data, and who gets to access information online.
So let's clear up the confusion. Here's your guide to the terminology that's shaping these laws, and why you should care about the distinctions."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/age-verification-estimation-assurance-oh-my-guide-terminology
#AgeVerification #AgeGating #AgeAssurance #Privacy #Censorship #DigitalRights
As Social Media Restrictions Spread, Is The Internet Entering Its Victorian Era?
I may be wrong, but I think ‘Big Tech’ loses this one.
Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”
#Tech #Agegating
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/big-tech-sues-texas-says-age-verification-law-is-broad-censorship-regime/
Former DOGE Chief Vivek Ramaswamy Slams Sam Altman’s Plans To Roll Out ChatGPT Erotica For Adults: ‘Unnecessary’
#Instagram is implementing changes to make its platform more #PG13 for #teens, including #agegating accounts that frequently share inappropriate content and blocking search results for adult terms. These changes, inspired by the PG-13 movie rating, aim to limit teens’ exposure to sexualised content, strong language, and other adult material. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/instagram-says-making-app-pg-13-teens-rcna237350?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Has anybody checked if Ursula von der Leyen's children and grandchildren are on social media?
