Finland has declared its opposition to Chat Control 6 countries remain undecided: Estonia, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania + Slovenia

Finnish Government

Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discusses proposal for EU regulation on combating sexual violence against children

OpenAI is now checking users' messages for harmful content. They say that concerning conversations will be looked at by human staff + might even be reported to the police This is another step in OpenAI's privacy issues, showing how much we need better privacy preserving alternatives. There are already great options out there using nostr + ecash: No account needed! - @routstr - Cyberflow.ai

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OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police

OpenAI has authorized itself to call law enforcement if users say threatening enough things when talking to ChatGPT.

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The largest party in the Belgian parliament New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) opposes Chat Control. Belgium will likely abstain or vote against it when it is voted on in October

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Michael Freilich, MP (@MichaelFreilich) on X

Wij blijven ons verzetten tegen pogingen om #encryptie te omzeilen via chat-control. Dit is een ‘fausse bonne idée’ die de deur opent naar een...

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Petr Fiala, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, has announced total opposition to Chat Control

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Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) on X

Za sebe i za celou koalici SPOLU chci jasně říct: sledování soukromé korespondence občanů nepřipustíme. Nesouhlasíme s tím, aby bylo m...

Any new Spotify playlist is set to public by default https://archive.md/2FbEy

Bluesky has decided to block access to its service in Mississippi instead of following a new age verification law which requires platforms to introduce age verification for all users before they can access

TechCrunch

Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law | TechCrunch

In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it doesn't have the resources to make the substantial technica...

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Immigration + customs enforcement is using data about wire transfers between the U.S. + Mexico to track down immigrants for deportation

The Intercept

ICE Hunts Down Immigrants by Spying on Their Wire Transfers

Investigators traced the remittances an immigrant was sending from Hawaii to Mexico to figure out his location.

The new EU Chat Control proposal, aims to enhance the ability of authorities to monitor online communications. One of the most contentious aspects of this proposal is that it would allow authorities to use AI to scan not only illegal content but also "unknown" content. Here you can find more information about the proposal + how to take action:

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

Can we fix social media? Study testing prosocial interventions using generative social simulation finds that, contrary to prevalent belief, algorithms are not the main cause of the dysfunction of social media

arXiv.org

Can We Fix Social Media? Testing Prosocial Interventions using Generative Social Simulation

Social media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms, including rising polarization and the erosion of constructive debate. Can these p...

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A decentralized Proof-of-Location system lets people verify that someone was at a specific place + time using cryptography. This helps prevent GPS spoofing + deepfakes while maintaining privacy + without depending on central authorities https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-presence-gps-spoofing-deepfakes-countered.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=v2

Today in privacy + surveillance: Online Safety Act focus👇 1. UK Online Safety Act enables censorship worldwide www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/09/uk-online-safety-act-internet-censorship-world-following-suit 2. Americans, beware: lessons from Reddit’s UK age check chaos www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/blocking-access-harmful-content-will-not-protect-children-online-no-matter-how 3. Tell your MP: The Online Safety Act isn’t working www.action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-your-mp-online-safety-act-isn%E2%80%99t-working #privacy #surveillance

The largest age verification platform, Persona, is funded by Founders Fund, which was launchend in 2005 by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery + Luke Nosek. We are trapped in the panopticon loop https://withpersona.com/blog/series-d #privacy #surveillance

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1. Instagram’s new map feature sparks privacy concerns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/08/07/what-to-know-about-instagrams-new-map-feature-and-why-its-sparking-privacy-concerns/ 2. EU citizens are starting a campaign against online age verification checks:

Brussels Signal

‘Stop killing privacy’ : EU citizens to launch campaign against ‘intrusive’ online EU age verification checks

A coalition of European citizens is launching a campaign aimed at repealing what they describe as the EU’s “intrusive” and &ldquo...

3. 4 regions with age verification laws and how they’re enforced:

TechRadar

4 regions you didn

How do the UK

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