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Lawmakers across the globe seem to think age gating the internet will "protect the kids." We're explaining why mandatory age verification will do more harm than good at 1:30 pm PT today at #DEFCON on Creator Stage 7. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

eff.orgEFF at BSidesLV, Black Hat, and DEF CON 👨‍💻It's time. Time for tinkerers, security researchers, hackers, and fellow nerds to gather together in signature black hoodies and utilikilts to beat the heat in Las Vegas for the summer security

8/8/26, 4:58 pm44 reposts133 likes

SJones

@sjoneswastaken.bsky.social

8 Aug

Age gating is ineffective. Further, 1 investigation "also detected an “unintended consequence” of the ban: the proportion of parents who didn’t know their child had used social media increased by 10%" theconversation.com/more-than-80...

theconversation.comMore than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report findsThe report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.

jeremyjustin.bsky.social

@jeremyjustin.bsky.social

8 Aug

Is this steaming? I can't find the feed. Do you have a url?

UnfamiliarFork

@unfamiliarfork.bsky.social

8 Aug

Fun fact: the social media ban/delay in Australia is working so poorly that nothing has really changed. But all the adults are like, "OMG! You can't be on social media at all it's banned!"

Dave Durant

@davedurant.bsky.social

8 Aug

*Seem to* think.. Or maybe "pretend to.." would be good there, too.

George Hayduke's alt

@narvi-rimic.bsky.social

9 Aug

This is not about the kids and that entire argument needs to be rejected.