The mandatory verified-identity infrastructure being built into every layer of the internet. KYC, age verification, biometric checks, anti-anonymity legislation etc.
Curated by: xalicubed (40 videos)
Welcome back to another video! (the OG world is back). Anyways, governments and tech platforms have discovered the perfect way to push almost any invasive internet policy with barely any public resistance, just give it the label "online safety" and claim it is exclusively about protecting children. Under that label, we have seen the rise of government ID uploads, facial scans, identity-verification vendors and systems capable of connecting online activity to who you are, in real life. This video breaks down how “online safety” became the ultimate con, why age-verification systems create completely predictable privacy risks, how lawmakers are targeting VPNs when their restrictions inevitably get bypassed, and why these systems often expand far beyond simply checking whether somebody is old enough to use an app. Apparently... all of this is for our safety, after all. 📌 Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Age Verification Mandates 1:56 - Persona Exposed 3:50 - How Kids Outsmarted the Law 4:40 - The Draconian Push 5:36 - FTC's Free Pass to Big Tech 7:10 - The Real Endgame 8:22 - Outro 📚 some stuff with interesting information: Persona’s exposed frontend https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/02/age-verification-vendor-persona-left-frontend-exposed The FTC’s age-verification policy statement: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/ftc-issues-coppa-policy-statement-incentivize-use-age-verification-technologies-protect-children Brazil’s situation (got my Portuguese bro to give me the info) https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/anpd-publica-orientacoes-preliminares-e-cronograma-para-afericao-de-idade-no-ambiente-digital 🎙 my gear (amazon associate): ► Microphone - https://amzn.to/4rKPtcE ► Mouse - https://amzn.to/4ubkQyJ ► Keyboard - https://amzn.to/4rP41rE ► Earbuds - https://amzn.to/4u9ARoX ► Main Monitor - https://amzn.to/4aQsqr1 ► Mousepad - https://amzn.to/40bl5w0 ► XLR Interface - https://amzn.to/4aRwVSc Fun fact: exporting this video took 32 minutes and 19 seconds. (how, you may ask?)