Post by @gavinkarlmeier@mastodon.social

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.

🔗 : https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-propose-new-legislation-on-minors-protection-on-thursday/

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

#privacy #AgeVerification #EUBigTech

@_elena Since you want to learn German, here's your chance 😉

@gavinkarlmeier and @dennishorn briefly mention it in the latest episode of Haken Dran.

https://hakendran.podigee.io/627-die-rache-der-umstehenden-mit-dennis-horn

They realised that implementing a ban would not be that easy under EU law, so it seems they are trying to save face by announcing a ban on children under the age of 13.

Fun fact: children under the age of 13 are already not allowed to use the platforms.