Post by @thisislieven@c.im
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.
@_elena Supposedly VDL will also speak about it tomorrow (have your popcorn ready? - they sure are hyping the SOTEU).
According to the Europe Morning Post it will be discussed in the Commission today and Thursday presented by both VDL and Virkkunen. It will apply to socials, gaming and AI.
Unless something leaks my guess is we just have to wait. The ambiguity may also be strategic for a long time to come though.
@thisislieven yes, definitely. #WSocial has been hyping the SOTEU livestream: "watch it on W!" ... and then yesterday I found out it's being broadcast everywhere online... YouTube too 😂 🤡
@_elena Both the Commission and Parliament have been hyping it everywhere for weeks now. Even Metsola just did a vid on past SOTEUs. It's absolutely insane.
I actually think it's a good thing to make this a collective European moment but the way it's set up is just disastrous for this. Let's start with the fact that it's 09:00 CET - which is just about the busiest moment for many people. Also, regardless of what you think of VDL she isn't exactly the most charismatic and rousing orator.
Really, W Social is hyping it too? It's the least accessible social media platform there is... I doubt W has a long life.