EU Pushes Mandatory Age Verification App Amidst Reports of Two-Minute Technical Flaws

Since Brussels has decided that parents are no longer able to keep their children in check, everyone has to identify themselves. Well, prove their age, that is. I wonder what the implications are for Mastodon instances and what approach should be taken when registering users... I mean, The app verifies age, but the app knows who you are, and for what site it is validating and therefore privacy is in some extend violated... Or should 'we' use VPN? #mastodon #agecheck

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EU ID App for Minors: EU Commission Gets Serious About Youth Protection Commission President von der Leyen announces a ready solution for age verification that will enable anonymous surfing and hold platforms accountable. https://www.heise.de/en/news/EU-ID-App-for-Minors-EU-Commission-Gets-Serious-About-Youth-Protection-11259516.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon #Apps #Datenschutz #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Jugendschutz #Netzpolitik #news

Age issues: Commission demands improvements from Snapchat and porn platforms The EU Commission announced today that it is demanding better age verification from major adult platforms and Snapchat. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Age-issues-Commission-demands-improvements-from-Snapchat-and-porn-platforms-11225664.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Jugendschutz #Netzpolitik #Snapchat #Twitter #news

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Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it took them 2 minutes to break it. – POLITICO National governments can equally design their own apps, and the apps are meant to work together to allow… #Europe #EU #consumerpolicy #Contentmoderation #Dataprotection #DigitalServicesAct #EuropeanUnion #France #Hackers #Media #Platforms #Privacy #SocialMedia #Software #UrsulavonderLeyen #Youth https://www.europesays.com/europe/16101/

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 The European Union (EU) has officially unveiled an app designed to verify a user’s age with precisi… #Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #ageverificationtechnology #childprotectionregulations #digitalsafety #DigitalServicesAct #EUageverificationapp #EuropeanUnion #UrsulavonderLeyen https://www.europesays.com/europe/15123/

Shein to roll out age checks in the European Union after the sex dolls scandal. Online marketplace Shein is rolling out an age-assurance tool to keep underage users away from inappropriate products, the company’s lawyer told EU lawmakers on Tuesday. The move follows outrage and regulatory pressure on the platform over the sale of child-like sex dolls in November. https://mediafaro.org/article/20260127-shein-to-roll-out-age-checks-in-the-european-union-after-the-sex-dolls-scandal?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward #Shein #DigitalServicesAct #AgeVerification #EU #ECommerce

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