the thing about nonfiction is you come out of it with several more books to put on your to be read list and it's only gonna branch out from there so really the only solution is to read every book in human history starting at the beginning
Bill C-22 would force every messaging app in Canada to build a backdoor — and track all your activity for one year. Apple says no. Signal sa
BULK METADATA RETENTION
Providers must keep records of who-talked-to-whom for up to a year, on everyone. Uncontested.
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TECHNICAL-CAPABILITY OBLIGATIONS
Providers must build capability to assist state access. Apple, Signal, and Meta say this can't be done without breaking end-to-end encryption. The government denies it. This is the central legal dispute of the bill.
SECRECY / GAG ORDERS
Providers can be forced to comply — and forbidden from telling anyone. Uncontested.
CROSS-BORDER DATA SHARING
Canadian courts can compel foreign providers to hand over Canadian users' data.
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your
Scotland's children's commissioner warns that a social media ban "WON'T keep children safe."
Scotland's children's commissioner has warned a social media ban could drive children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet.
“There is insufficient evidence to suggest a social media ban for under‑16s would help keep children safer online, Scotland's children's commissioner has said.”
“Nicola Killean warned a ban could drive children to less regulated or riskier parts of the internet, and said the focus should instead be on holding social media companies to account.
She was responding to the UK government's consultation on whether to introduce a minimum age for accessing online platforms, including social media.
"A ban does little to address underlying issues such as exploitative algorithms, and business models that drive harmful content and engagement," she said.”
“Ahead of submitting her response, the commissioner's office carried out a children's rights impact assessment examining how the proposals could affect children and young people, both positively and negatively.”
“Her team also worked with a group of young advisers aged between 12 and 17 from across Scotland.”
She said that are dangers like cyber bullying, harmful content, and exploitation”
But she also pointed out the benefits of social media and the way it impacts these teens lives, saying
"by supporting communication, self-expression, access to information, participation, play, and connection with communities and support networks".
She added "The evidence so far on bans is limited, mixed, and still emerging.
"Blanket restrictions can risk shifting responsibility away from platforms and onto children."
“Killean also warned a ban could impact on some youngsters more than others.
The commissioner said it could more negatively impact those in rural and remote areas, those with family overseas, disabled children and those who rely on online communities for support with their identity.”
“In her recommendations, Killean called for greater focus on platform design and accountability, and a crack-down on harmful features.
She also said rules should reflect children's age and maturity, and that young people should be directly involved in shaping future policy.
Any new age limit should not weaken existing safeguards, she added.”
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/social-media-ban-labour-mass-internet-clampdown-australia-ban (I'm not a huge fan of GBnews, they're unfortunately kinda racist :/)
I'll keep you updated!
UGHHH BAD NEWS ON UK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN. UPDATE!!! 🇬🇧⭐️
This sucks. They really wanna fast-track this ban so bad! 🫤
People who live in the UK keep fighting against this with all you got! Don't let your government do this to you!!!!
⭐️🇬🇧If they see you lay down on these issues, they will impose even worse laws! Mark my words! KEEP FIGHTING!!!🇬🇧⭐️
(Thank you, @candyguts-blog , for the update, and thank you for keeping us here updated on these issues! You are awesome!!! :) ❤️🙏)
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing reg
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: CA's AB 1856 Exempts Open Source But Expands Age-Gating
May 26, 2026
After public outrage, California lawmakers are moving closer to exempting open-source operating systems from the sweeping age-bracketing regime mandated by last year’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043). Nonetheless, the current bill still jeopardizes internet users’ speech, privacy, and security.
While the open source exemption, if passed, would improve the law, the remaining amendments proposed by AB 1856 would require all web browsers and websites to request and collect users’ ages. This is an expansion of last year's AB 1043's age-bracketing system that compounds its constitutional harms to users’ speech, privacy, and security. As AB 1856 moves on to the Senate, EFF will continue fighting for amendments that reduce those harms.
Discord perfec t place to give government id. Safe and secure id very safe with Discord. No problems ever with discord bc discord Trusted and Secure with gov id to prove you are adult. Givediscord ID yes good place for sensitiveimformation can trust discord give government id for safety and protection good discord safe and secure. Friend discord
honestly discord removing the four digit id code at the end of usernames still remains as one of the most baffling things any site has done with their usernames. not having to have every user find a unique name for themselves seems like such a logical thing to allow with how big many sites are, and discord had the system in place since the beginning. but apparently that's too confusing and making the entire userbase select a new name is in fact the best solution. insane behavior
DISCORD HAS POSTPONED AMERICAN ID VERIFICATION UNTIL MID 2026. DO NOT LET UP THE PRESSURE. KEEP REPOSTING AND PROTESTING
Though the pressure has certainly done something, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FORGET THEY HAVE DONE THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY MUST LEARN THAT WE WON’T LAY DOWN AND TAKE IT
