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Elena Rossini 🌈
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Does anyone have any insights / scoops about the upcoming #EUKidsAct, set to be introduced this Thursday to "age gate" access to social media platforms across the EU? (Thus forcing every citizen to upload their government ID to establish their age)

I'm super worried about the impact on the #OpenSocialWeb and the Fediverse in particular.

🔗 : politico.eu/article/eu-to-prop

I wish they would share a clear description of the platforms affected by this legislation.

#privacy #AgeVerification #EUBigTech

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das-g
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@_elena «to be introduced this Thursday» surely in the sense of «to be presented» / «to be proposed», not (yet) in the sense of «to be put into effect». 😅

You could inquire through asktheeu.org (or file a request according to Regulation 1049/2001 by yourself), but I doubt that would be answered before Thursday.

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@_elena Ah, I've learned about AsktheEU.org through mastodon.social/@fantafanta/11, which I now see you re-tooted, so maybe you already knew about that option. 🙃

Alexander Fanta @fantafanta@mastodon.social

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How to make Ursula join your socials How did W Social, the new European social network, get the Commission president to join – and effectively endorse – it just months after its launch? W Social’s selling points are its built-in ID verification system and a strict “no bots” policy. According to documents we obtained, its founders pushed the Commission hard in lobby meetings. And just like that, von der Leyen was on board, according to an internal memo. Yet, why W Social made the cut – while more established and comparable European decentralised networks such as Mastodon didn’t – is unclear from the files. Alexander Fanta
How to make Ursula join your socials How did W Social, the new European social network, get the Commission president to join – and effectively endorse – it just months after its launch? W Social’s selling points are its built-in ID verification system and a strict “no bots” policy. According to documents we obtained, its founders pushed the Commission hard in lobby meetings. And just like that, von der Leyen was on board, according to an internal memo. Yet, why W Social made the cut – while more established and comparable European decentralised networks such as Mastodon didn’t – is unclear from the files. Alexander Fanta
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Elena Rossini 🌈
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@das_g yes, but as you also anticipated, they are extremely slow to respond... like 1-2 months