#eukidsact

Open public consultation on the EU KIDS ACT. If you have opinions about EU rules for children on social media, age verification, concerns about how this will affect the fediverse, etc... here's the best place to share them: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/19418-Child-online-safety-keeping-digital-spaces-accountable-and-trustworthy-EU-Kids-Act-_en #EU #KidsAct #EUKidsAct #AgeVerification #PublicConsultation #EUHaveYourSay #fediverse #mastodon #socialMedia

Europeans/EU Citizens! Update on the EU Kids Act: The EU Commission has opened up the submission form for feedback on the bill. Let them know how much you don't want this! Let them know how much harm this bill will do to civil rights and economic stability! It's better to try and fail then to roll over and take it! https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/19418 P.S. And as always, mail/call your MEPs and other relevant government officials! #Privacy #Censorship #FreeSpeech #DigitalRights #SocialMedia #EUKidsAct #EU #EuropeanUnion #AgeVerification

@dasmatus@mastodon.social @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu I haven't been following the EU Kids Act closely but the posts that I've read indicate that even Fediverse servers would be illegal/banned if they don't perform age verification and identity tracking. The act does not differentiate between big tech Facebook and small Fediverse servers. #EUKidsAct #Privacy #AgeVerification

@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu >Everyone deserves to have a right to freedom of expression, receive and share information, and take part in society on an equal basis. Aren't you, the EU, trying to ban kids from the Internet and restrict their ability to express, receive, and share information? #EUKidsAct #DigitalFreedom #Censorship

RE: https://mastodon.social/@StopKillingGames/117305012378113374 The EU Kids Act is a concerning proposal. It fails to adequately protect children and instead prioritizes the commercial interests of major tech companies like #Facebook (Meta), and #Google (Alphabet). These corporations have already captured the surveillance and advertising markets, and this legislation risks granting them even regulatory control—at the expense of free speech and open-source. If you're an EU citizen, please sign the petition to oppose the KidsAct: 🔗 https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en Additionally, contact your representatives to voice your concerns about this harmful legislation. #KidsAct #StopEU #SurveillanceAct#euKidsact #privecy #EUpol #killinginternet

I really miss the time when the #eu @EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu was still focused on, or at least respecting its peoples #privacy. I really liked the idea they tried to achieve with the #gdpr. Now, only a few months after #chatcontrol "we need to read all of your private messages" ruling, we get the #eukidsact "You need to identify yourself when using anything on the internet" ruling. I miss the old EU

Moet de EU volwassenen massaal bespieden, en daarbij de opvoedingsrol van ouders toe-eigenen, ten koste van mensenrechten van iedereen? Gaat AI de mensheid uitroeien, en wat kunnen we doen om dat te voorkomen? Dit en meer over de ontwikkelingen van AI en de invloed op de samenleving en digitale rechten! Ik was te gast bij 'Mens en de Machine' @michelportier@waag.social 📽️ FULL PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYktV2TBxDU Teken: https://stopkillingtheinternet.org/ ✍️ #AI🤖 #EU🇪🇺 #EUkidsact #KidsAct #TechPolicy🏴‍☠️ #Tech👁️ #privacy

When I see statements like "teenagers are spending 4-6 hours online, instead of going outside and meeting people" as a justification for further web regulation, I wonder to myself:

• if it had been 4-6 hours reading books, practising musical instruments, creating art, or similar, would they be demanding that books, instruments etc. have a watershed? If not, why not?

• what is the "acceptable" amount of time for a teenager to spend online each day? What makes it so?

• "going outside and meeting people" suggests a particular worldview of what is "good", which will appeal to - indeed, be possible for - some people far more than others. I was never massively sociable, and that's no crime. A day at school, and now work, would involve plenty enough peopling time for me. I am far more sociable online then offline. Where are the local free places where teenagers can get to and hang out, safely, in the warm? (They might exist in some places?)

#EUKIDSAct

For anyone thinking about age verification, identification, privacy, safety, and such like online, please may I *highly* recommend this wonderful book, "Queer Privacy", edited by @sarahjamielewis@mastodon.social: https://leanpub.com/queerprivacy I cannot speak highly enough of it. It is pay what you like, and is DRM-free. #EUKIDSAct

W czwartek Komisja Europejska przyjęła dokument EU Kids Act. Zakłada on wprowadzenie zakazu korzystania z mediów społecznościowych przez osoby poniżej 13. roku życia oraz zakaz zakładania osobistych kont dla osób poniżej 15. roku życia. Projekt EU Kids Act przed wejściem w życie będzie musiał zostać wynegocjowany z państwami członkowskimi UE i Parlamentem Europejskim. Tymczasem w czwartek zorganizowano posiedzenie Sejmowej Komisji Cyfryzacji, której tematami byływłaśnie oszukańcze reklamy. Na obrady zaproszono przedstawicieli Mety w Polsce, ci jednak nie stawili się w Sejmie. https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-ue-zakaze-mediow-spolecznosciowych-propozycja-absolutnie-nie,nId,23545029 #socialmedia #EUKidsAct #Meta

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/117286020053320946

It’s interesting that people who support age verification have to ask what the problem is. As if it was a big mystery.

Asking people to reveal their personally identification so they can use the internet isn’t a problem that should need to be explained. But since you asked…

1. Our data can not be protected online. Especially by every random person who has the means to buy a domain and pay for hosting.

2. Forcing identification is a barrier for many people. That’s exclusion. And in many cases ableism.

3. Age verification won’t keep kids from using technology. If their parents are that disconnected, they’ll help them through the gates and move on. Restricting access creates a hurdle, not an impasse.

4. Age verification puts the onus on people using the web instead of the people make parts of it horrible. We are victims of nefarious systems. We are not the problem. The systems are. That should be the focus of solutions.

#EUKidsAct #Privacy #Internet #InfoSec #IfYouHaveToAsk

I have combined my initial thoughts on the EU KIDS Act proposal into one blogpost: https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/09/initial-thoughts-on-the-eu-kids-act/ What a mess. I imagine that some fedi service providers will want to track this carefully or, better still, lobby to see what can be done about it... #lawfedi #blog #EUKIDSAct

I get that the #EUKidsAct is getting a lot of negative chatter from the privacy advocates. But at the same time to you have to acknowledge there is a serious problem here. I go out in public, I see parents park their kids in front of a tablet to keep them calm, with next to no supervision. Teenagers are spending on AVERAGE 4-6 hours online per day, instead of going outside and interacting with humans. So let me ask you, genuinely. What are the concerns here? What needs to be addressed?

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

🇪🇺 Seeing Ursula Leyen¹ praised all day for her State of the European Union speech is upsetting to me. 🇨🇦 While closer ties to #Canada sound great, it also included her brandnew digital ID verification² law, the so called "EU Kids Act"! ➕ It goes one step further than #SocialMedia covering video-sharing platforms, #AI chatbots, AI companions, online games, software app stores and operating systems³ 📹 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SWaPT7crkU&t=4037 1/2 #STOPEUKIDSACT #EUKIDSACT #EU #EUROPe #PRIVACY #News #Politics

First look at the EU Kids Act (BOOOO) https://bsky.app/profile/patrickgradyy.bsky.social/post/3mvmmyk7lwa2y #EU #EUPol #EuropeanUnion #EUKidsAct

Does anyone have any insights / scoops about the upcoming #EUKidsAct, set to be introduced this Thursday to "age gate" access to social media platforms across the EU? (Thus forcing every citizen to upload their government ID to establish their age) I'm super worried about the impact on the #OpenSocialWeb and the Fediverse in particular. 🔗 : https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-propose-new-legislation-on-minors-protection-on-thursday/ I wish they would share a clear description of the platforms affected by this legislation. #privacy #AgeVerification #EUBigTech

Punto Informatico: UE Kids Act: verifica dell’età per social media in arrivo Giovedì dovrebbe essere annunciata la proposta di legge EU Kids Act che prevede restrizioni all'uso dei social media e la verifica dell'età. The post UE Kids Act: verifica dell’età per social media in arrivo appeared first on Punto Informatico. EU Kids Act: age verification for social media incoming On Thursday, a proposal of law, the EU Kids Act, is expected to be announced, which includes restrictions on the use of social media and age verification. #EUKidsAct #theEUKidsActhttps://www.punto-informatico.it/ue-kids-act-verifica-eta-social-media/