Just updated my iPad.
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Apparently, Meta helped lobbying efforts, age verification into operating systems through an entity called "Digital Childhood Alliance":
Essentially, can act to transfer some liability, from social media platforms, into operating systems (even volunteer based developers forced to work for free)
Hence requiring 'age signaling' to app requirement on operating systems.
#ageverification #digitalID #privacyMatters #anonymity #socialmedia
Has Apple (or other OS companies) done such lobbying in favor of age verification legislation? Or is it mainly social media companies?
That would certainly undermine my original argument if Apple was actively supporting this legislation rather than simply meeting their legal obligations.Thanks
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@melroy The problem isn't Apple. The UK government is requiring all companies to perform such age checks, and many other places like the EU and California are following suit. Companies - and even open source projects - have to obey the law, even if they or their users disagree with it.
The law doesn't specifically require companies ask for credit cards - and that's a pretty poor way to handle age verification. However, other methods also are bad for their own reasons, requiring users to either submit to a racist and invasive face scan, or provide an ID.Apple and Microsoft are horrible companies, but for other reasons. Moreover, as we are seeing with California, open source operating systems are also required to comply. Software developers should not and can not simply pick and choose what laws they obey.
Its unfair to blame them for the UK's poorly written mass surveillance and censorship legislation. The blame lies with the UK government, and with every other government mandating this.@iampytest1 @melroy Companies and open source projects don't have to obey the law by requiring this invasion of privacy. They could choose to not serve people in the UK, thereby accelerating the FO part of FAFO.
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Has Apple (or other OS companies) done such lobbying in favor of age verification legislation? Or is it mainly social media companies?
That would certainly undermine my original argument if Apple was actively supporting this legislation rather than simply meeting their legal obligations.Thanks
That's a great question - I imagine they would want "their say" in the matter - so certainly would not surprise me.
But that's something I'll need to look into - as I'm also curious.
I do know #System76 (centered in Colorado) spoke to a co-author of the Colorado #AgeVerification bill, w/hopes of getting open source software exempted (unsure if happening).
Another good article on Meta lobbying for it in Android / Apple:
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress - And this is why I abandoned all the proprietary platforms years ago.
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress especially since apple uses every cut down on nsfw to make their eco system more walled
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress Atleast my thinkpad with arch btw won't ask for my age right? right?
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@joeress Atleast my thinkpad with arch btw won't ask for my age right? right?
@imjustmsk oh yeah definitely not
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@melroy The problem isn't Apple. The UK government is requiring all companies to perform such age checks, and many other places like the EU and California are following suit. Companies - and even open source projects - have to obey the law, even if they or their users disagree with it.
The law doesn't specifically require companies ask for credit cards - and that's a pretty poor way to handle age verification. However, other methods also are bad for their own reasons, requiring users to either submit to a racist and invasive face scan, or provide an ID.Apple and Microsoft are horrible companies, but for other reasons. Moreover, as we are seeing with California, open source operating systems are also required to comply. Software developers should not and can not simply pick and choose what laws they obey.
Its unfair to blame them for the UK's poorly written mass surveillance and censorship legislation. The blame lies with the UK government, and with every other government mandating this.@iampytest1 @melroy I'm old enough to remember when software developers violated unjust laws and often got those laws changed in response.
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress it's not even law yet, is it? Yeah this is crap
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@andypiper @joeress We all need to push back on this hard!
@TheVampireFishQueen @andypiper @joeress Ask the purchased money back of the iPad and ditch the device. If everyone does, things will change. Can you image to break down the core business of Apple, selling iPads?
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Just updated my iPad. It wanted me to take a photo of a credit card. I did not let it. It then told me I might not be able to access certain things. The future is fucking shit.
@joeress Fediverse world is better world.
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America is worse. They've got less freedom of speech than the Brits. American government is banning non state-approved routers so they can watch everything you do online. So glad I don't live there.
@geoffl @rusty_shackleford @joeress That one gets even funnier. The only US made routers at all are some Starlink ones.
So basically America banned all ISPs except Musk's.
The billionaire needs _more_...
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@joeress
Your governemnt is a fucking joke. They censored fucking ninja stars. Police confiscate butter knives. People get arrested, jailed and fined for saying naughty words. You cucks have no fucking rights. You all need to grow a backbone and revolt for your rights back already. -
@geoffl @rusty_shackleford @joeress That one gets even funnier. The only US made routers at all are some Starlink ones.
So basically America banned all ISPs except Musk's.
The billionaire needs _more_...
@divVerent @geoffl @rusty_shackleford @joeress You cannot even build a grill scrubber solely from US material: https://youtu.be/3ZTGwcHQfLY?is=MmWU179QPZ7miiT7
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@joeress That's BS. I never set up ApplePay on an iPad. It's a stupid default and they should REALLY tone down the language.
But, I mean, this is Apple, the only vaguely less rapacious walled garden that wants to own your life lock, stock and barrel.
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@joeress in all fairness this is the govt, not the fruity company. And yes, the future does not look rosy. It's rotten to the core.
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@jimmylittle @feoh @joeress Sadly, the EU might be trying the same route: https://leminal.space/post/31858818/21120139 in July 2026. Gone under the radar of press outlets, sadly. (Or perhaps I misunderstood, I'm not an EU regulations expert at all.)
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Has Apple (or other OS companies) done such lobbying in favor of age verification legislation? Or is it mainly social media companies?
That would certainly undermine my original argument if Apple was actively supporting this legislation rather than simply meeting their legal obligations.Thanks
Apple has been sidestepping privacy and interoperability regulations for years and now are suddenly quite eager to comply. Really tells you everything you need to know about them.
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@bradthornborrow @joeress plenty of EU countries are pushing for the same shit
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@menos @dch @joeress I don’t think that’s right — certainly it wasn’t the case when I set mine up. Family Sharing does implicitly require the organiser to register a credit card with Apple in order to purchase the content they will be sharing, but it never asked for ID. Also, it is possible to have an Apple Account with no payment method associated with it; it’s just not the default, and not entirely obvious at that, but the reason to have the account is to use the Store…
