The UK Age‑Verification Bill will not protect kids, will mean less privacy and more censorship
The new law forces users onto tiny, unregulated sites that can simply ignore the rules. Instead of keeping kids safe, it shoves them away from big, proven platforms and into corners of the web where age checks are non‑existent.
And it's happing in countries all around the world
This is a good explainer video from Techlore and well worth a watch
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lb3Uo1Q__jE
#DigitalFreedom #Privacy #OnlineSafety #UKLaw #StopCensorship
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I stopped watching the news years ago and I'm better for it.
https://youtu.be/-miTTiaqFlI
Age verification systems will create permanent records of user activity, compromising privacy and freedom of information. Governments and corporations are using the protection of children as a justification for widespread surveillance and censorship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDdl4oiSolk
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that search warrants for digital devices must specify limitations to protect privacy, as outlined in the Fourth Amendment. In People v. Carson, the court determined that warrants should only allow access to data clearly connected to the crime being investigated.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/fourth-amendment-victory-michigan-supreme-court-reins-digital-device-fishing-1
Pre-crime AI technology is being marketed in the US following a tragic church attack in Minneapolis, with GIDEON's AI platform aiming to preemptively detect potential violent actors.
nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twd4shs6tdv9kxjum5wvhx7mnvd9hx2qg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsqzq3e0gs8jnmued6f2rp4c6vs07xqvs4vs8zpwt82smcdch4txjvq76kl2yj rightly warns that pre-crime AI, despite its potential to prevent attacks, will likely be used to curb speech and target individuals who criticize the power structure, similar to practices in Europe.
https://www.tftc.io/pre-crime-in-united-states/
The UK Government has secretly allowed police forces to search over 150 million UK passport and immigration database photos with “Orwellian” facial recognition technology for 6 years
https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5635/revealed-skyrocketing-scale-uk-polices-secret-facial-recognition-searches
What has RFK got to say about buying Moderna stock?
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"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth" - Albert Einstein
I came across this video on nostr:nprofile1qy0hwumn8ghj7cnfw33k76twd4shs6tdv9kxjum5wvhx7mnvd9hx2qg4waehxw309ajkgetw9ehx7um5wghxcctwvsqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsq3gamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wdau8gu3wv3jhvqgmwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxy6t5vdhkjmnsv9exktnrdaksz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnnw3hkuetj9e3k7mgqyprj73q098hejm5j5xrt35eqluvqep2eqwyzukw4phsm302kdycpuc8s2gj nostr:nprofile1qyf8wumn8ghj7cnfw3ehgctrdvhxzursqy28wumn8ghj7cnvv9ehgu3wvcmh5tnc09aqz9nhwden5te0dpjjuun9d3shjctzd3jjummjvuq3yamnwvaz7tmsw4e8qmr9wpskwtn9wvq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qgewaehxw309aex2mrp0yhx66twd93x7mr59e5kuen0qyt8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2aqqyzzmmdv8tcgnmnyefx95w33kgjvg9ms458rcz49tqlqxtdrn88t8ypkdnr3 and it is amazing.
The perfect Orange Pilling tool!
https://youtu.be/YtFOxNbmD38?feature=shared
Marathon is leveraging heat generated from its Bitcoin mining operations to warm approximately 80,000 homes in Finland.
One of many uses for the heat generated by mining
https://atlas21.com/marathon-heats-80000-finnish-homes-with-bitcoin-mining-heat/
Russian Finance Minister Siluanov confirms cryptocurrency transactions are already occurring in foreign trade
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/russia-is-using-bitcoin-foreign-trade-finance-minister-says-2024-12-25/
In reality, El Salvadore increased their bitcoin purchases from 1 Bitcoin per day to 12 bitcoin per day, nice!
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Bitcoin doesn't need Powel or the Fed!
Really interesting insight into how bad Internet cencership actually is
https://fountain.fm/episode/RsdhA3NnozVmv9Onkd65
A backdoor implemented by the government gets exploited by the bad guys. This is why you can't put a backdoor in encryption software, we've been saying this for years!
Just to be clear, I am in no way saying that the government are the good guys.
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-officials-urge-americans-to-use-encrypted-messaging-apps/
Bitcoin at $100,000, I think you're right nostr:npub1guh5grefa7vkay4ps6udxg8lrqxg2kgr3qh9n4gduxut64nfxq0q9y6hjy we have entered another dimension!
https://www.tftc.io/bitcoin-100-000-the-beginning-has-come-to-an-end/