This #meme is dedicated to anyone who has argued that we need client side scanning, digital ID, encryption backdoors and so on for "child safety". That's not safety, it's surveillance.
eukidsact
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?)
The EU KidsAct is just a rebranded version of #ChatControl the similar threats with a new name.
But we stopped Chat Control before. We can stop this too.
The EU Kids Act is still stoppable. Sign:
https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2026/000011_en
#StopChatControl #CSAM #Privacy #EU #DigitalRights #KidsAct #EuKidsAct
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 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?
Edited 56d ago
must-read on the proposed #EUKidsAct by @edri:
→ https://edri.org/our-work/the-kids-act-will-make-the-internet-less-safe/
> the #KidsAct may rob us of stronger protections for ALL of us, including children.
> [The Act] could cement the dominance of #BigTech over the few alternatives we have: services which do not harvest personal data, do not rely on addictive systems, are interoperable, or operate as open and free software.
#OpenSource #FOSS #OSS #Fediverse #OpenCommunication #DigitalSovereignty #FediLZ #ChildProtection