EU Mandates Age Gate via Digital Services Act; Hackers Claim Flaws Expose Surveillance Risks

What is interesting about the whole EU age verification app is that it sort of moves towards the original concept of Solid pods; aka you storing your own little data vaults instead of the services that use your data. "The app lets you prove you are above a given age threshold without handing the requesting platform your name, document number, birth date, or anything else." https://doriandiaconu.substack.com/p/eus-age-verification-app-zero-knowledge?triedRedirect=true #euverification #privacy #opensource

Another news to drop about EU Age verification!! The EU's official age verification app was reportedly bypassed by security researchers in under two minutes shortly after its prototype unveiling on April 15, 2026. #fediverse #community

https://www.europesays.com/people/31758/ European Union prepares to launch online age verification app #children #commission #computers #europe #european #Internet #Media #online #Safety #screen #screens #social #time #union #ursula #UrsulaVonDerLeyen

Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. critics of age blocks say the technology to check people’s ages with proper privacy and data protections just isn’t ready — and even if it was, internet users would easily bypass it with things like virtual private networks (VPNs) #europe #EU #ageverification #privacy #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/

EU Is Rolling Out an Online Age Verification App That Could Become the Global Blueprint The app, a Europe-wide measure of government-approved age verification, would be a significant step towards an eventual EU-wide social media ban for minors. #europe #EU #ageverification #socialmedia #privacy #technology #tech https://gizmodo.com/eu-is-rolling-out-an-online-age-verification-app-that-could-become-the-global-blueprint-2000746948

https://www.europesays.com/people/31922/ European age verification app is ready, announces European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen; here’s what it means for Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms #AgeVerificationTechnology #ChildProtectionRegulations #DigitalSafety #DigitalServicesAct #EUAgeVerificationApp #EuropeanUnion #UrsulaVonDerLeyen

They simply do not care about our data being leaked. They intend to hand it to the US Big Tech on a silver platter anyway. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-launched-age-checking-app-hackers-say-took-them-2-minutes-break-it/ #privacy #surveillance #surveillanceState #ageVerification #ageGate #censorship #technofascism #identityVerification #EUropeanUnion #EU

https://www.europesays.com/people/32300/ ‘No more excuses’: Von der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready – POLITICO #ContentModeration #Cyprus #DataProtection #Denmark #DigitalServicesAct #Enforcement #France #greece #HennaVirkkunen #Ireland #Italy #Media #MentalHealth #Platforms #Privacy #SocialMedia #spain #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #Youth

I'm still conflicted on the #EUverification app. Aside from the technical issues and Google dependency, I'm not a fan of the surveillance creep this introduces. But also, being childfree, I'm not exactly an expert on what kids need to be protected from. I do see that the EU is trying to build the "least bad" option, #opensource and zero knowledge proof etc, but "which country you live in will shape how much of the privacy promise actually survives implementation" sounds *slightly* worrying.

#Snapchat Investigated in #Europe Over #ChildSafety Policies Henna Virkkunen, the #European commissioner overseeing digital policy, said that the European Union’s #DigitalServicesAct “demands high safety standards for all users.” #eu #europeanunion https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/business/snapchat-europe-child-safety.html

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters “This is the discussion that should be happening everywhere AND governments should be putting the onus on # BigTech rather than # surveillance of kids and other users. https://www. cbc.ca/news/canada/north/digit ...” https://mastodon.social/@miki_lou/116426146630167570 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

EU probes Snapchat for failing to protect kids from grooming and illegal goods https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-probes-snapchat-for-failing-to-protect-kids-from-grooming-illegal-goods/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #DigitalServicesAct #Illegalcontent #Mentalhealth #SocialMedia #HealthCare #Technology #Platforms #Alcohol #Privacy #Safety