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   Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Thursday, 05-Mar-2026 23:46:56 JST Open Rights Group

   🚨 ID checks to get online could become the new norm 🚨

   A new amendment would give the UK government sweeping powers to block access to lawful information and communications.

   That's unless we submit our identification to a bounty of providers.

   Tell your MP to stop this broad and repressive law ⬇️

   https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-checks-web-access

   #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

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     RevK :verified_r: (revk@toot.me.uk)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 21:45:08 JST RevK :verified_r:

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     @openrightsgroup We have already seen the various age verification companies being seriously compromised. As predicted. And bogus age checks on sites to collect data, as predicted.

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     Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 21:45:10 JST Open Rights Group

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     This is no longer about banning under-16s from social media.

     It’s about control over all information and forcing adults to go through digital ID checks to access the Internet.

     Forcing us to submit our identity or biometric data to an array of different providers poses significant privacy risks.

     #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

     Aral Balkan repeated this.
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     Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 21:45:11 JST Open Rights Group

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     All adults would have to do a digital ID check to establish their age with third-parties so they can access any service.

     If you don't, you could face blocks or time restricted curfews.

     These powers could be used by any government in the UK to restrict access to almost any online service you could imagine.

     #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol

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     Open Rights Group (openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 21:45:13 JST Open Rights Group

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     New powers would let Ministers pick and choose what should be restricted, as well as impose curfews on access.

     All without having to prove sites are harmful for children.

     They don’t just cover social media, but all 'Internet services’ – blogs, websites, online games and more.

     This is overreach.

     https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/under-16-social-media-ban-overturned-5HjdTnr_2/

     #privacy #freedomofexpression #ageverification #digitalID #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol