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Reminder that in the UK in 1900, before mass vaccination for childhood diseases began, 20% of all babies died before their fifth birthday (from diseases we currently vaccinate them against). -
UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT.The assumption is that the govt needs to implement age verification for an ostensibly sensible reason (in this case preventing under-16s accessing unsuitable material), but in reality age verification is often no different to identity verification and so by extension the govt ends up verifying the identity of the user of every mobile device, which thanks to the general dependency on Apple and Google phones would give the govt the ability to identify and track anyone with a smartphone.
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When retaliating against Trump, I hope the EU targets digital services. -
When retaliating against Trump, I hope the EU targets digital services.For context, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have already been accused of micro-targeting UK Facebook users ahead of the 2016 Brexit referendum, and more recently Xitter has been accused of amplifying far-right posts in Europe.
Little Tommeh fascist-Christian is just one of the far-right figures who are getting very agitated about the possibility of a crackdown on US social media.
Why tech billionaires are quietly bankrolling Europe’s far-right
US tech moguls want to bring down the European Union, and they’re fueling conspiracies about migrant invasions to do it.
Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
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When retaliating against Trump, I hope the EU targets digital services.The ban on TikTok is still ongoing and due to be completed by Jan 23rd 2026.
TikTok is still operational in the United States because it is due to be divested from ByteDance into U.S. control under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (2024).
Since all US social media companies are tools for foreign influence and propaganda, the exact same security concerns apply in Europe.
Application Of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act To TikTok
APPLICATION OF PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT TO TIKTOK By the authority vested in me as President by the
The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
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When retaliating against Trump, I hope the EU targets digital services.Europe should look to our niece (the USA) for the solution and treat American digital services in the same way that America treated TikTok.
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When retaliating against Trump, I hope the EU targets digital services.