The EU unveils an open-source age verification app, which requires showing ID, to shield kids from harmful content, setting the standard for verification tech
Bloomberg Gian Volpicelli
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Discussion
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@vonderleyen
Ursula von der Leyen
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It is for parents to raise their children. Not platforms. The European Age Verification App is ready ↓ https://x.com/...
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@vonderleyen
Ursula von der Leyen
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Our app ticks all the boxes. ✅ Highest privacy standards in the world ✅ Works on any device ✅ Easy to use ✅ Fully open source [video]
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@sarahemclaugh
Sarah McLaughlin
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You can only chip away at online anonymity so much before there's nothing left to chip away at. Anonymity is a crucial barrier between speech and government. We whittle it away at our own peril.
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@mert
@mert
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awesome!! now all EU are required to hand over their identity to corrupt and incompetent bureaucrats who will certainly get hacked, leak it, or use it against you for their maniacal degrowth agenda decentralization and privacy are more important than ever before
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@prestonjbyrne
Preston Byrne
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“Parents should raise their children, not apps” *releases app*
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@tutaprivacy
Tuta
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#AgeVerification must stop. Check here if your country already requires it: https://tuta.com/...
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@n104ap
Ellie Winters
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>its for parents to raise their children >not platforms >introduces eu government made age verification app >wants platforms to implement it >neither the platform or the government are parents >mf what >??????
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@f4micom
@f4micom
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if it's for parents to raise their children then stop imposing dystopian identity verification bullshit disguised as “european age verification”, this shit blows and i hope kids all around Europe will just bypass it day one as they always do with stupid useless bullshit
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@wallstreetmav
@wallstreetmav
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The European Union is trying to claim this is about “protecting children”. In reality this is about eliminating anonymity so they can arrest anyone who posts opinions they disagree with.
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@skylermzx
Skyler
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My god fuck off