The UK Online Safety Act is a mess. MPs are debating the petition for its repeal now.

ORG calls for a rights-based approach:

Limit its scope to minimise threats to freedom of expression/small sites, and regulate age verification providers to protect privacy.

Read our briefing ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-online-safety-act-parliamentary-petition-debate/

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #freedomofexpression #privacy #censorship #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

The UK Online Safety Act is a mess. MPs are debating the petition for its repeal now.

ORG calls for a rights-based approach:

Limit its scope to minimise threats to freedom of expression/small sites, and regulate age verification providers to protect privacy.

Read our briefing ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/briefing-online-safety-act-parliamentary-petition-debate/

#onlinesafetyact #osa #onlinesafety #freedomofexpression #privacy #censorship #ageverification #ukpolitics #ukpol

#AgeVerification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States & around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful #censorship and #surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk.
#privacy #security

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/age-verification-coming-internet-we-built-you-resource-hub-fight-back

Meta accused of banning LGBTQ+ accounts in one of its “biggest waves of censorship” ever

The alleged actions appear to be an escalation of Meta's Trump-era policies. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/meta-accused-of-banning-lgbtq-accounts-in-one-of-its-biggest-waves-of-censorship-ever/ #lgbtq #lgbt #uspol #meta #facebook #instagram #threads #trump #maga #censorship

Meta accused of banning LGBTQ+ accounts in one of its “biggest waves of censorship” ever

The alleged actions appear to be an escalation of Meta's Trump-era policies. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/meta-accused-of-banning-lgbtq-accounts-in-one-of-its-biggest-waves-of-censorship-ever/ #lgbtq #lgbt #uspol #meta #facebook #instagram #threads #trump #maga #censorship

EFF: Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person <... age verification also imposes barriers to remaining anonymous that don't typically exist in-person. Anonymity can be essential for those wishing to access sensitive, personal, or stigmatized content online. And users have a right to anonymity, which is “an aspect of the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment.”> #ageverification #censorship #privacy #politics

EFF: Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/why-isnt-online-age-verification-just-showing-your-id-person <... age verification also imposes barriers to remaining anonymous that don't typically exist in-person. Anonymity can be essential for those wishing to access sensitive, personal, or stigmatized content online. And users have a right to anonymity, which is “an aspect of the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment.”> #ageverification #censorship #privacy #politics

Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄

Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️

Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US

Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄

Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️

Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️

🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/

#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US

#SignalApp goes through the Great Firewall of China when toggling on `censorship circumvention` in `advanced settings`.

A million thanks @signalapp you guys rock!

#Censorship #China #GFC #Encryption

#SignalApp goes through the Great Firewall of China when toggling on `censorship circumvention` in `advanced settings`.

A million thanks @signalapp you guys rock!

#Censorship #China #GFC #Encryption

#AgeVerification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.

Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States & around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful #censorship and #surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk.
#privacy #security

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/age-verification-coming-internet-we-built-you-resource-hub-fight-back

EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍

These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️

@eff

🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA

Mullvad is removing OpenVPN in desktop app v2025.14, shifting all users to WireGuard for security, performance, and newer anti-censorship tools. 🔄

Some OpenVPN setups may break, and routers/external apps will lose support by Jan 2026. ⚠️

@mullvadnet

🔗 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/12/10/removing-openvpn-from-the-mullvad-vpn-app

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #VPN #Data #OpenSource #Linux #Networking #Censorship #Security #Internet #Tech #Software #Cybersecurity #Mullvad #OpenVPN #WireGuard

Mullvad is removing OpenVPN in desktop app v2025.14, shifting all users to WireGuard for security, performance, and newer anti-censorship tools. 🔄

Some OpenVPN setups may break, and routers/external apps will lose support by Jan 2026. ⚠️

@mullvadnet

🔗 https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/12/10/removing-openvpn-from-the-mullvad-vpn-app

#TechNews #Privacy #Security #VPN #Data #OpenSource #Linux #Networking #Censorship #Security #Internet #Tech #Software #Cybersecurity #Mullvad #OpenVPN #WireGuard

EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍

These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️

@eff

🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification

#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA

'YouTube and big tech censorship threatens global accountability, Palestinian rights groups say
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability.'
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/12/youtube-and-big-tech-censorship-threatens-global-accountability-palestinian-rights-groups-say/?ml_recipient=173404840596079888&ml_link=173404791454565721
#palestine #humanrights #zionist #usa #warcrimes #censorship

'YouTube and big tech censorship threatens global accountability, Palestinian rights groups say
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability.'
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/12/youtube-and-big-tech-censorship-threatens-global-accountability-palestinian-rights-groups-say/?ml_recipient=173404840596079888&ml_link=173404791454565721
#palestine #humanrights #zionist #usa #warcrimes #censorship

Americans!

The Senate Judiciary Committee, in tandem with the House's Energy and Commerce Committee, is also looking to run a shock and awe campaign during a "child safety" meeting tomorrow in order to push various fascist nanny state bills (KOSA, STOP CSAM, Age Verification, etc.).

Do not buy their framing, it's nothing but moral panic nonsense.

Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #US #UnitedStates

Americans!

The Senate Judiciary Committee, in tandem with the House's Energy and Commerce Committee, is also looking to run a shock and awe campaign during a "child safety" meeting tomorrow in order to push various fascist nanny state bills (KOSA, STOP CSAM, Age Verification, etc.).

Do not buy their framing, it's nothing but moral panic nonsense.

Call your Senators and Representatives ASAP!

#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #US #UnitedStates