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Open Rights Group · 3w
“In less than a year, we’ve gone from proposals to check ID for porn to the prospect of checking ID to access social media or unlock everyday features such as livestreams or feeds. These online I...
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The UK Parliament continues to pursue an approach to online safety that doesn't work.

The Australian under-16 social media ban has failed to make any difference and people have sought ways around it.

Digital ID age checks come at the cost of everyone's privacy and free expression. The math ain't mathing.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/most-australian-teens-admit-social-111400429.html

#ageverification #digitalid #socialmedia #socialmediaban #freedomofexpression #childrensbill #privacy #ukpoltics #ukpol
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Open Rights Group · 3w
The problem of online harms lies with the underlying business models of social media platforms. Digital ID age checks do nothing to change that. We need to disrupt the advertising-driven business models built on surveillance, profiling and maximising engagement. Sign our petition #BreakBigTech ...