Digital ID

"No one disputes that the internet can hurt kids. That grief is real, but it's being exploited. Here is the trick: to confirm that a child is not present, a service has to check everybody. Every adult passes through the checkpoint. A law written about sixteen-year-olds quietly becomes an identity requirement for the entire internet. "

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#privacymatters #digitalid

An under-16s ban means making every adult prove they're over 16 for access.

The data shared for age verification can also be used by platforms and the wider data broker ecosystem to send you ads and customised content.

It's a policy that fuels the very business model that generates online harms.

#socialmediaban #socialmedia #starmer #stopkillinginternet #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety #ageverification #digitalid #privacy #censorship

A social media ban addresses the symptoms, not the cause of online harms.

Platforms rely on extensive data collection to target ads and keep users online for longer.

Algorithms prioritise content most likely to capture attention and drive interaction, spreading harmful, polarising and addictive content.

#socialmediaban #socialmedia #starmer #stopkillinginternet #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety #ageverification #digitalid #privacy #censorship

The UK social media ban for under-16s does nothing to sort out the harms caused by platforms.

Harmful content is a product of a business model that uses data to drive engagement and target users with ads.

Digital ID checks feed more data into this system, while leaving the engine for harms unchecked.

Read our response ⬇️

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#socialmediaban #socialmedia #starmer #stopkillinginternet #ukpolitics #ukpol #onlinesafety #ageverification #digitalid #privacy #censorship

Yes, as long they don't bring the #ageverification and #digitalid shite over those places as well ! There are already very good alternatives to #whatsapp that don' t even require a phone number e.g. @session @Jami 🤘

People value their privacy, as long as it's that's the core you are developing #socialmedia around instead of abusing their data !

Musk's ultimate goal is to sell Britain the Technocracy (AI surveillance grid) as a solution to the civil war he's trying to create in UK. It's the Hegelian dialectic of create the problem so you can sell the solution.

But keep in mind, his goal is also the Technate, which destroys the "special relationship" with US and renders the UK a slave state for pillaging and plunder by US corporations.

There's method in the madness for creating division.

#uk #digitalid #technocracy

This is what we want to see, so let's scrap the #ageverification hysteria, chat control, encryption and hardware backdoors, and trying to make VPNs look "sus". Oh, and the digital omnibus undermining GDPR protections!

Privacy isn't just about privacy in our relationships with private service providers, it's ALSO about privacy in our relationship with states or state actors. The ARF of the EU #digitalID is actively undermining the latter.

" we need to consider whether additional measures could build on our existing approach and ensure the UK remains the safest place for children to be online.
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What happens next

This consultation will close on the 26 May 2026. The government has committed to taking swift action on its findings. On 16 February 2026, the Prime Minister announced new legal powers to allow the government to act swiftly after the consultation response, without waiting for new primary legislation. We will publish our response in summer 2026. "

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#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification

@ people with kids, wards, young people, duty of care, friends of, family of, neighbours of, and whatever else:
gov.uk/government/consultation…

#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification

Oho...?
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#UK #UnitedKingdom #OnlineSafetyAct #SnoopersCharter #OnlineSafety #internet #DigitalID #Age #AgeVerification

🚨 Wide ranging powers to restrict Internet access in the UK have been voted through 🚨

Ministers will be able to impose digital ID checks, curfews and VPN restrictions without Parliamentary scrutiny.

This can be used on websites, social media, apps and games with no need to show there's any harm to children.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/press-rele…

#onlinesafety #digitalid #id #privacy #ageverification #freedomofexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

“When you create a law, you have to think about what a future government could do with those powers."

Ministers would have unilateral powers to lock what they see as 'harmful' behind digital ID checks.

This could end up being used on LGBTQ+ and reproductive health content.

🗣️ ORG's James Baker.

politico.eu/article/uk-eyes-sw…

#onlinesafety #digitalid #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

Web access must NOT be held hostage to ID checks ⚠️

We can't nod through a law giving UK Ministers free rein to block or time-limit whatever they want online.

All of us will be forced to hand over our sensitive data repeatedly to any given provider for everyday Internet use.

Tell your MP to say NO ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/no-…

#ID #DigitalID #onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Digital ID checkpoints could erupt across the Internet 🆔

The UK government is seeking a power grab. And it's not just social media.

Every adult will have to do ID checks to access whatever online services the government – any government – decides to restrict or curfew.

Watch ORG's @JamesBaker explain ⬇️

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#ID #DigitalID #onlinesafety #ageverification #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Newborn babies could be given a Digital ID. That is not harmless admin, it is the start of a lifelong record, linked to every move, mistake, and opinion.

Once this is normal, it will never be rolled back.

Watch and decide where you stand: youtube.com/watch?v=MKqxCL_emR…

#DigitalID #Privacy #Surveillance #CivilLiberties #UKPolitics

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🚨🇬🇧 Surveillance in the UK is rising as it plans to roll out mandatory #digitalIDs for all its citizens.

Why is this deeply concerning?

❌ Increases state control

❌ Infringes on your privacy

❌ First step to creating a surveillance state

#CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth #DigitalID #NotodigitalID #UK

Die Schweiz zerlöchert ihren Datenschutz

Der Schweizer Staat plant weiterhin eine weitreichende, anlasslose Vorratsdatenspeicherung einzuführen und das per Verordnung am Parlament vorbei.

Nachdem Schweizer Bürger*innen in einem Referendum mit knapper Mehrheit von 50,4 Prozent bei einer Beteiligung von unter 50 Prozent, die Einführung einer "Digitalen Identität" befürwortet haben, steht dem Schweizer Staat dort auch möglicherweise bald dieses Werkzeug für den ebenso geplanten Online-Identifizierungszwang und damit einer Aushebelung der Anonymität im Netz zur Verfügung.

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#Schweiz #Massenüberwachung #ID #DigitalID #Digitalisierung #Technology #Datenschutz #Privacy

We must fight age verification with all we have

#AgeVerification laws exploit the moral panic over social media and mental health to repackage old censorship tactics under the guise of protecting children.

'I’ve been talking a lot over the past couple weeks about what an unmitigated disaster the rollout of identity verification has been in the U.K. I wrote a whole piece about it for The Guardian and a story about how these “child safety” crackdowns are a gift to big tech in Zeteo.

The UK’s rollout shows how #digitalID systems lead to mass censorship. They serve those in power, harm human rights, and we have to do everything we can to fight their expansion in the U.S.

Today, I’m excited to present a guest post by Cynthia Conti-Cook, Rebecca Williams, and Pratika Katiya. These three women are doing incredible work fighting back against the surveillance state....'

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#Tech #Technology #AI #UK #EU #Surveillance #Privacy #Data

Da in der #Schweiz aktuell schon wieder versucht wird, die "digitale Identität" einzuführen, nachdem vor wenigen Jahren erst eine Mehrheit dagegen gestimmt hatte, noch mal dieser wichtige Artikel der erklärt, weshalb "digitale Identitäten" in erster Linie ein dystopisches Kontrollwerkzeug sind, das abgelehnt bzw nach aller Möglichkeit bekämpft werden sollte.

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#DigitalID #Überwachung #Massenüberwachung #Privacy #Privacy #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Staat #Herrschaft