a screenshot of a Bluesky in-app screen – the text reads: “Age Assurance Due to laws in your region, certain features on Bluesky are currently restricted until you're able to verify you're an adult. Is your location not accurate? Tap here to confirm your location. Verify now Age assurance only takes a few minutes” below this text is the option “Export my data”

welp, guess I’ll be #leavingBluesky soon…

#AgeVerification is #SurveillanceTech that either doesn’t actually work (age estimation) and/or is privacy-invading (requires government ID) for all adults as well as the kids it purports to protect

#AusPol
#privacy
#SocialMediaBan
#BullshitTech

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[Ye Gods, this paper]

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