#stopkillingtheinternet

Andreas Albrecht @Datterich@darmstadt.social

· 2w ago

There's an EU citizen's #initiative against age verification and the necessity for a digital ID on the internet: https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en You can sign it if you are an EU citizen. Cheers to the Finnish people who are already at almost 10% of the threshold required! #EUid #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #digitalID #petition

European Citizens' Initiative

Initiative detail | European Citizens' Initiative

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3w ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

The EU Kids Act "changes the fundamental open nature of the internet and makes it a permission-based system where you are required to pass through an identity checkpoint to access information. Imposing the same complex compliance requirements on [small] services risks pushing them out." ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366650306/Tech-companies-under-fire-as-Europe-proposes-social-media-ban-for-under-15s #eu #ageverification #privacy #StopKillingtheInternet #eukidsact #SOTEU #politics #onlinesafety

ComputerWeekly.com

Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s | Computer Weekly

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says technology platforms will have to prove they are safe before children can access them.

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🦊 helloyanis

@helloyanis@furries.club

· 1mo ago

🇪🇺 European Citizen's Initiative against ID age verification online Just yesterday, Stop Killing the Internet, from the people at @StopKillingGames@mastodon.social, launched an ECI against ID age verification! This is great but it needs 1 million signatures ! So, if you are a citizen of #eu , please sign it! If you don't, or even if you do, still share it around so more people know about it and can sign it! https://eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/#/screen/home Reaching the signature threshold will not mean that ID age verification will immediately become illegal, but the subject will be brought to the @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu and they'll have to do SOMETHING about it. This is already a huge step in the right direction!

Please boost and share this post to spread the word! Thank you! @privacy@lemmy.world #stopkillingtheinternet #ageverification #privacy #europe

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European Citizens

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Piratenpartei NRW @piraten@nrw.social

· 2mo ago

Bei der Landesvorstandssitzung der #PIRATEN NRW wurde beschlossen, #StopKillingTheInternet zu unterstützen. https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com/ #Alterskontrolle, Forderungen nach #Klarnamenspflicht #Chatkontrolle uvam. bedrohen das Internet, wie es gedacht war. Wir wollen dabei nicht untätig zuschauen.

Stop Killing the Internet

Big tech and governments are walling off the open internet. We oppose restrictions and advance alternatives that protect people and their rights.

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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕™ @kubikpixel@chaos.social

· 2mo ago

Stop Killing the Internet: A Global Movement for a Better Internet Governments are walling off the open internet. We are a global movement opposing restrictions, and building a better internet. 🔓 https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.com #StopKillingTheInternet #freedom #internet #petition #democracy #verification #ageverification #europe #DataControl #ageverification #privacy

Stop Killing the Internet

Big tech and governments are walling off the open internet. We oppose restrictions and advance alternatives that protect people and their rights.

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Em

@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange

· 3mo ago

If you have to upload a piece of information to validate your age or identity, it is not privacy-preserving. Stop privacy-washing surveillance tech. Stay alert about false privacy claims. #Privacy #StopIDSurveillance #StopKillingTheInternet

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ilias

@DM_Ronin@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

after some good news about Andy Burnham's tech policy - aka ditching Palantir - we're coming to bad ones (albeit I expected that since he backed the ban in January) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/andy-burnham-social-media-ban-37383525 funny enough he's supposedly against UK Digital ID so... how exactly does he think it's going to get enforced lol #Privacy #AgeVerification #TechPolicy #Surveillance #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #StopKillingTheInternet #OSA #OnlineSafetyAct

Daily Mirror

Andy Burnham backs under 16s social media ban and wants 'urgency' in delivery

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham - who is expected to take over from Keir Starmer - will press ahead with a social media ban for under 16s as he sees it as a 'critical first step' to keeping kids safe online

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James Baker @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

We are now up to 19 organisations around the world who are a part of https://www.stopkillingtheinternet.net/ it’s been a huge amount of work helping to found this organisation. Also so exciting as it seems to be resonating with people that there is a need for a global movement to push for Internet freedoms + solutions to problems with big tech that respect human rights #stopkillingtheinternet #stopKillingInternet

Stop Killing the Internet

Big tech and governments are walling off the open internet. We oppose restrictions and advance alternatives that protect people and their rights.

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

Defend the open Internet 🌐 Digital ID checks behind the social media ban and beyond blow a hole in free expression and privacy. VPN restrictions and encryption-busting device scanning are due to follow. As a UK grassroots organisation, we need you to help fight for our human rights. Donate ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet #StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #vpn #encryption #e2ee #privacy #freeexpression #digitalrights #humanrights

Open Rights Group

Build our grassroots power to defend the open Internet

Fight back with grassroots power Open Rights Group was founded by members of the public who decided the UK needed an organisation that would fight for their digital rights. Ever since, this grassroots support has been fundamental to who we are and how we win. ORG doesn’t accept money from the government or big tech. We need your support to help us build a solid grassroots base that will resist these latest attacks and save the open Internet. Every donation will make a real difference. £25 could

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

The UK government could announce restrictions on VPNs next month. This would threaten our privacy and security. VPNs keep young people safe from harassment. Businesses secure. Journalists, activists and whistleblowers protected. Here's why we must #ProtectVPNs 🧵 Sign the petition if you agree ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk #vpn #vpns #cybersecurity #privacy #onlinesafety #onlinesafetyact #ageverification #StopKillingTheInternet #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Tell the Government: Protect VPN use in the UK

Take action! Protect VPN use in the UK VPNs help people to stay private and safe online. Young people use them to avoid harassment, or protect location data. Companies use them to make sure remote log-in to their networks are secure. Journalists, campaigners and whistle blowers use them to protect their work and themselves. But the Government wants to force people to verify their age when they buy a VPN. This will deter people from using VPNs to stay safe and secure online. Why are the governmen

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐 Stop Killing the Internet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free. ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices. Find out more ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/stop-killing-the-internet-new-global-movement-launches/ #StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

Stop Killing the Internet: New global movement launches

Open Rights Group

Stop Killing the Internet: New global movement launches

Stop Killing Games has teamed up with global rights respecting organisations, including Open Rights Group, to form Stop Killing the Internet, a global movement defending the open Internet.

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

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“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement." We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression. 🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org. #StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

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Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone. #StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility. The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️ #StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @trending@homestead.social

“Soon it will be virtually impossible to be online in the UK without handing over identity documents or biometric data to unregulated companies.” The social media ban means EVERY user has to prove they're over 16. This puts millions at risk of their personal data being hacked. 🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org. https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366644294/Big-tech-must-introduce-age-checks-to-support-UKs-under-16s-social-media-ban #stopKillingInternet #StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #socialmedia #ageverification #onlinesafety #privacy #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol

ComputerWeekly.com

Big tech must introduce age checks to support UK’s under-16s social media ban | Computer Weekly

UK prime minister Keir Starmer announces a UK social media ban for under-16s that requires mandatory age verification to access social media services.

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