To stop children from bypassing its age checks, Meta is revamping its age-verification tools with an AI system that analyzes images and videos for “visual cues,” such as height and bone structure.

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A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

#children #AgeVerification #makeup #OnlineSafety

'One mother told researchers she caught her son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face to pass a platform's facial age estimation check. It worked. He was verified as 15. He was 12.'

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/04/children-are-drawing-moustaches-on-their-faces-to-fool-online-age-checks-and-its-working

Over 80 Israeli children found in illegal Thai school

An illegally run childcare center on the island of Koh Pha Ngan in Thailand was found to be…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Israel #childcare #Children #crime #Israelis #thailand
https://www.europesays.com/iran/95211/

#SCOTUS will decide if #preschools that decline #children of #SameSex couples may receive state #funding

The #SupremeCourt agreed Monday to review a #Colorado #law that requires preschools receiving taxpayer money to enroll children of same-sex couples — setting up an important #FirstAmendment showdown at the high court that pits “#religious” “rights” against #LGBTQ #families.

#heterosexism #bigotry #discrimination #hate #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/politics/supreme-court-same-sex-couples-preschool?cid=ios_app

🤔 🚸 💻 🚸 📲 🧒 📱

The "War on Youth and Social Media "
is the same as
The "War on Drugs"
It is a cover for something very nefarious--very bad intentions
👉 Reality: 👇
Control ✅
Censorship ✅
Endless Curated Advertising ✅
Your Official ID at Risk of Data Breaches ✅
👉 and exposed on the dark web --Scammers love this legislation,🔍 lawyers ⚖️ as well, because you will go broke 💸 after years of fighting accusations of fraudulent activities🚔 , and paying to get your identity back
🧒 💻 🪓 Young folk will learn to circumvent (hack) the ID requirement
🤔 So, How do age verification laws help you or youngsters?

They don't.

#Children #Parenting #AgeVerification
#Privacy #Government #Censorship #Resist
#SocialMedia #Legal #Law

🤔 🚸 💻 🚸 📲 🧒 📱

The "War on Youth and Social Media "
is the same as
The "War on Drugs"
It is a cover for something very nefarious--very bad intentions
👉 Reality: 👇
Control✅
Censorship✅
Endless Curated Advertising✅
Your Official ID at Risk of Data Breaches ✅
👉 and exposed on the dark web --Scammers love this legislation,🔍 lawyers⚖️ as well, because you will go broke💸 after years of fighting accusations of fraudulent activities🚔 , and paying to get your identity back
🧒 💻 🪓 Young folk will learn to circumvent (hack) the ID requirement
🤔 So, How do age verification laws help you or youngsters?

They don't.

#Children #Parenting #AgeVerification
#Privacy #Government #Censorship #Resist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adCMNAVBGSQ

Age Verification is beyond Epstein 2.0.

"You are basically laying out your children on a silver platter in the name of protecting them."

"Once these OS-level age verification laws take hold, we're about 3 months from a real-time GPS-located database of verified children for creeps, politicians, and rich Ep-style people to use."

CNBC: Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled. “New U.S laws designed for online child safety are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates that often use AI technology, and causing major headaches for social media companies attempting to strike a balance for users between legal compliance and privacy.”

Age verification laws are spreading fast: half of U.S. states now have age checks, with California's AB 1043 pushing OS-level "age signals." 🧩

UK, Australia, Brazil, EU, and Linux distros face the same creep toward "ID to use your computer" mandates. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/

#TechNews #Privacy #AgeVerification #Linux #Apple #Google #BigTech #Government #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Children #Safety #Apps #OS #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #Security #EU #UK #California #USA

I asked 10 LLMs to explain the chapters of my dense philosophical manuscript like a 10-year-old.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/11/ai-revision/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

I was pleasantly surprised by some (Gemini 3 and Z.AI GLM-4.7). Others offered some interesting perspectives. Either the AI or I don't really understand 10-year-olds. Likely all of the above. See images. Are they aimed at 10-year-olds or 4-year-olds?

#philosophy #writing #books #childrensbooks #editions #editing #children #accessibility #reading #blog #ontology

"Amazon outages reported as customers complain of pricing issues and problems at checkout"

[ War to Ignore Epstein Files: Iran targets data centres ]

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/amazon-reported-down-customers-complain-201459250.html

#iran #iranWar #children #warcimes

Engadget: COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time. “Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, aims to create new protections for younger users online, such as blocking platforms from collecting their personal data without consent.”

#schools #children #AI #reading

'Adobe’s artificial intelligence generated sexualized images in response to prompts for a 4th grade book project. The incident coincided with the release of new state guidelines to prevent harmful AI in schools.'

https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/02/ai-images-scandalized-a-california-elementary-school-now-the-state-is-pushing-new-safeguards/

Apple launches global age-verification tools, blocking 18+ apps in Brazil/Australia/Singapore and sharing age brackets via new Declared Age Range API. 🧩

Complies with child safety laws in Utah/Louisiana while avoiding personal data collection, shifting age compliance to developers. 🛡️

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/

#TechNews #Privacy #Apple #AgeVerification #AppStore #Security #iOS #Apps #Children #Safety #Data #Regulation #DigitalRights #Government #Cybersecurity #Brazil #Australia #Singapore

California’s AB 1043 forces all OS vendors—including Linux distros and SteamOS—to send apps real-time “age bracket” signals starting 2027. 🧩

Sold as self-reported child safety, but makes OS an age oracle for developers, hitting privacy and open platforms hard. 🛡️

🔗 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/california-introduces-age-verification-law

#TechNews #Privacy #Government #Surveillance #AgeVerification #Linux #SteamOS #BigTech #Children #Safety #Data #Security #DigitalRights #OS #Regulation #Freedom #Cybersecurity #California #OpenSource

Governments are pushing OS-level age checks that broadcast an “age signal” to apps, starting with laws like California’s Digital Age Assurance Act. 🧩

Marketed as child safety, but risks normalizing ID scans, expanding surveillance, and repeating Discord-style verification failures. 🛡️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/age-verification-protection-tool-or-surveillance

#TechNews #Privacy #Government #Surveillance #BigTech #AgeVerification #Children #Safety #Data #Security #DigitalRights #Apps #OS #Regulation #Freedom #Cybersecurity #California

Reuters: Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing. “Meta executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps despite internal warnings that it would hinder the social media giant’s ability to flag child-exploitation cases to law enforcement, according to internal company […]

I analyse language policing demanded in a video that crossed my feed.🧐
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/02/19/how-to-instantly-lose-popularity-on-the-internet/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
This woman calls out corporate media for soft-pedalling charges against alleged culprits and victims, or as she insists, rapists and children. Her request is not neutral.
#philosophy #politics #psychology #society #humancondition #rhetoric #law #epstein #video #language #morality #communication #media #euphemism #neutrality #framing #exploitation #consent #power #children

An internal study at Meta determined that parental supervision and controls have little impact on kids' compulsive use of social media. This was revealed during testimony at a social media addiction trial that began last week, one of several set to take place this year. Here's more from @Techcrunch.

https://flip.it/tcxjWK

#Technology #Tech #Meta #Children

Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles.

From @abc: "Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums."

https://flip.it/TSoLgn

#SocialMedia #Tech #Technology #Children

More countries are considering social media bans for children.

@AssociatedPress reports on the latest efforts in France: https://flip.it/saXWZ1

And Egypt: https://flip.it/1R73m2

#SocialMedia #Tech #Children #Technology

TikTok’s new age-detection tech seems like a better solution than automatically banning youth accounts. But experts say it still requires social platforms to surveil users more closely.

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Age Verification Is Reaching a Global Tipping Point. Is TikTok’s Strategy a Good Compromise?

Gizmodo: Disney to Pay $10 Million After Feds Say It Broke Kids’ Privacy Rules on YouTube. “Disney has agreed to pay $10 million in civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated federal data-collection laws designed to protect children. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that a federal court has entered a stipulated order resolving a case against Disney Worldwide […]

Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/7tbvBI

#socialMedia #Technology #Australia #Children #Tech

Some #hardrock for #ThursdayFiveList with the theme #children

Sweet Child O' Mine #GunsAndRoses
https://song.link/nl/i/1377826892

Child in Time #DeepPurple
https://youtu.be/OorZcOzNcgE

Billion Dollar Babies #AliceCooper
https://youtu.be/sMkT-0i6e9I

Ready Steady Kids #Slade
https://youtu.be/LgXgbkqK8RU

The Kids Are Back #TwistedSister
https://youtu.be/MHK_hAuf2Qk

Double bonus:
Milkman's Son #UglyKidJoe
https://youtu.be/tnQgmD3CS34

"In reflecting on her now, I wanted to check in with modern-day heroes of the school lunch line."—Jennifer Justus for The Bitter Southerner

https://bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/all-praise-to-the-lunch-ladies/?src=longreads

#longreads #dinnerladies #lunch #food #children #reading #writing