Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

Tag: online safety

Don’t take away our freedom to play games when we want | 38 Degrees

2026/04/30
From 2019: ‘If there were 5 million “bad people” on Facebook – terrorists, criminals, drug-dealers, whatever – that would be 0.2% of the userbase’

2026/04/13
I find it bizarre that the AgeVerification (AV) industry says “platforms don’t want AV because they don’t want private data” – BUT civil society says “platforms DO want AV because they want private data”

2026/04/13
Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies | BBC News

2026/04/11
Age Verification causing people to stop installing security updates on iPhone

2026/04/03
Australian eSafety: “It is a ‘dark pattern’ to permit people to 1/ amend mistakes 2/ be in control of information about themselves 3/ be obliged to validate abuse reports”

2026/04/01
The Timeless Fear of Corrupting the Youth | WSJ

2026/03/28
The Big Tech verdicts you’re cheering for are actually terrible for free speech | The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

2026/03/27
‘…all of the evidence submitted to “prove” Meta knew their product was harmful was internal safety research they were conducting to improve their moderation and detection’

2026/03/27
‘The Encryption Problem: Where “Design Liability” Leads’ | … IF YOU ARE CHEERING META LOSING 2X RECENT LAWSUITS YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE END OF ONLINE PRIVACY

2026/03/27
This cybersecurity tweet from @SciTechgovuk / DSIT is getting *brigaded* by people pointing out how the UK Government is actively undermining cybersecurity

2026/03/26
Human rights chief warns against banning social media for kids | POLITICO

2026/03/25