The fuck is going on over there?
this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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We have a government that thinks the population needs to be parented through authoritarian means. The don't understand that even though their intentions might be benign, they are still building the infrastructure of an authoritarian state.
You're giving them too much credit. Their intentions are not benign and they are the authoritarian state
I think some are idiots with benign intentions and some aren't. Your average labour back bencher is an idiot.
From a distance, it all seems very intentional to me.
Apple is taking the piss. There is no requirement in the OSA that it age checks be done at device level.
The Brits want what America is having
Authoritarian government.
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Only moments before the world ends will mankind look back and realize that "won't someone think of the children" was the thing that did us in.
Like all the previous fascist waves, they all centre around discrimination. It is about taking advantage of the societies inherent discriminatory behavior, in the past this was mainly racism - in this case however, its ageism.
It is the fact that anyone young is treated as a subclass citizen or in fact not even a person. ID laws are examples of fascist unjust laws which consequently invalidate the freedom and speech of young people. Our society rewards infantilization of others, and it shows how truly ignorant and adulcentrist we all are.
Finally, I don't believe all of mankind will look back, as all the cases with fascism is "ignorance is strength", so tracing the problem back to our societal ageism and discrimination will only be done by a select bunch.
And Apple don't accept passports as ID, so complaints are rolling in from non-drivers without current credit cards, who tend to be younger and in big cities. Apple just took a big shot at their foot.
No, they gave the government another reason for a mandatory government id scheme. Something deeply unpopular with a large part of the population, but that Starmer is devoted to.
As a German, not having a mandatory government ID seems so weird to me.
I don't like to bring it up, but it was the Germans that convinced us to get rid of them.
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Upon updating their device software, users will be faced with a message which says: "UK law requires you to confirm you are an adult to change content restrictions."
There is no such requirement in UK law that it age checks have to be done on a device level.
Most Apple accounts need a credit card attached. If kids have a phone then it will need a credit card. As you need to be 18 in many countries to get a credit card then for kids to use a phone they will need the parents card. I fail to see how this helps age verification.
That's because these ghouls don't actually care how old you are, they just wanna know what you're doing at all times.
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That’s just not true, at least in the UK. Debit cards are the standard here, not credit, and they don’t have the same age restrictions.
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If this happens in Denmark/EU. I will say f**k convenience and go graphene, even though it will make my like more complicated
I use Graphene, it's not that much harder than stock Android. I highly recommended it.
But with less ads?
No ads
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So you're using iPhone now but are anonymous to apple? You didn't register any accounts on your phone or in the AppStore with your email or credit card data?
Where is this coming from? I never said that.
I am under no illusion of that. Since google is an advertisement company I tend to trust the other company a bit more. Still the plague or cholera
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Way ahead of ya. Graphene is mostly working well. Some small issues like MitId not working due to Play Integrity but hopefully the UnifiedAttestation and focus on removing big tech dependence will solve that.
UnifiedAttestation looks promising. Here’s to hoping it’s not going to cause google to sue.
I could not agree more. Ironic to live in a society where we are required to either give our data to American mega corp 1 or American mega corp 2.
Go data sovereignty!
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This is not a "age check", it's a identity verification.
But... but.. its for "children"
I installed this last night and was presented with a warning screen saying that I'd have to provide ID, then the following screen basically said "Nah, you're good bro, we don't need your ID".
I'm hoping that was as a result of my Apple ID having been set up many years ago, rather than them having seen my camera roll and concluded that this guy is clearly old as fuck.
Or they have your credit card info?
Well they do, but the actual reason given on the subsequent screen was down to when my Apple ID was set up.
Looks like they do it either way.
does a gift card like visa work? its about targeting dissent, mainly people who make criticism against conservatives, or any form of progressive activism.
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They can't do anything with landlines though, so i suppose that's what it'll eventually happen after age checks for everything.
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