Ahead of a US Senate hearing, Mark Zuckerberg calls for requiring Apple and Google to verify ages via app stores; Linda Yaccarino and Evan Spiegel support KOSA
Heads of Meta and X are among five social media chief executives to face Congress grilling — The chief executives of five …
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Discussion
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@tylerking.bsky.social
Tyler King
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KOSA and identity verification are the death of the free and open internet and a massive expansion of surveillance. Destroying the right to anonymity on the web endangers abuse/crime victims, activists, whistleblowers, and further erodes all rights to privacy and free speech. […
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@robleathern
Rob Leathern
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I agree that Google and Apple (and other phone/desktop OS makers) should be the ones to implement age verification - otherwise we will have a patchwork of apps, sites and publishers annoying users for this, with negative impacts to all of our privacy+security. (I previously led..…
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@weprotect
@weprotect
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As the US Senate Committee Hearing on Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis starts later today, we'll be watching with interest. Hopefully, the outcome will be support for a holistic approach to turning the tide against abuse. Read more about emerging global...…
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@heritage
@heritage
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The CEOs of 5 major tech companies will testify in the Senate today in a hearing focused on protecting children online. The unfortunate truth legislators should know is that Big Tech won't protect kids online unless you make them. (Link to full @DailySignal story below) [image]
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@netchoice
@netchoice
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In Tech CEO Hearing: Congress Can Keep Kids Safe Online Without Thwarting Privacy, Constitution Today in DC, the CEOs of Meta, X Corp, TikTok, Snap, and Discord head to the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss keeping kids safe and secure online. Many of the proposals so far... …
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@zamaan_qureshi
Zamaan Qureshi
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Via @Axios: “sent to Judiciary members, Design it for Us stressed a key figure — $270, the amount in profit that Meta estimates it can earn from each 13-year-old who stays on its platform.” https://www.axios.com/...
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@cspan
@cspan
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Sen. @JudiciaryDems @SenJudiciaryGOP hearing on Online Child Sexual Exploitation WITNESSES: Mark Zuckerberg (@Meta) Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX @X) Evan Spiegel (@Snap) Shou Chew (@tiktok_us) Jason Citron (@Discord) LIVE at 10am ET on C-SPAN3 https://www.c-span.org/... [image]
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@katebevan
Kate
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Zuckerberg of all people should know that age verification is a hard problem, and it's really cynical of him to call on the app stores to do it.
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@kurtwagner8
Kurt Wagner
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More than 170m monthly user in the US for TikTok. Up from 150m a year ago...
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@alexbarinka
Alex Barinka
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NEW: TikTok will spend $2 billion+ in trust and safety this year. Plus, its US monthly users are up to >170M with an average age of >30. That's what TikTok's CEO plans to testify to Congress today. My story: https://www.bloomberg.com/...