keverets @keverets@librem.one

There remains no reliable, privacy-preserving method of verifying the age of every internet user. Yet, the UK is still going ahead with a social media ban for users under 16. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/uks-new-under-16-social-media-ban-will-cause-more-harm-it-prevents

@cwebber Write to the senator of the relevant committee. They are being pressured, but their role is to be the sober second look, and there's still a chance they push back. They've already had the first reading (see https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/45-1/c-22) so hurry.

🚨 Bill C-22 would force every Canadian internet provider, messaging app, and cloud service to build surveillance backdoors & store a year of your private data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US — compromising up to a million people. Tell your MP: https://openmedia.org/StopC22-mast #BillC22 #cdnpoli @OpenMediaOrg

SFC announces their **Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI Systems for FOSS Contributions**. A guide and set of best practices for using LLMs for creation and maintenance of FOSS projects. As we move into a new era of software development, thoughtful and ethical use of LLM tooling is critical for FOSS contributors to consider. This set of recommendations creates a framework for thinking and working with such tooling for the betterment of FOSS at large.

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/jun/18/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations/

Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.

Why Spain’s electricity bills ...

Age verification ...

#privacy #privacymatters #ageverification #socialmedia #surveillance #dataskydd #dataprotection #gdpr #deepstate

Solar farms with raised panels and native plantings tripled insect populations in a five-year Minnesota study. #Solarpunk #Rewilding #CleanEnergy https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-farm-built-electricity-beneath/23775/

My timeline is a cautionary tale. How are social media companies going to check if their customers are over 16 without "carding" everyone? And what protections will there be that the identity data they capture isn't left somewhere that can be captured by even worse actors?