The optional birthDate field gives other projects a standardized data source for age verification compliance.

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      its building a surveillance infrasttucture.

      this feature does not solve a problem. but it is abusable by creating dependancies. it has no reason to exist. it is not there to solve a technical problem, but instead a political one.

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      This isn’t about age verification, this is about him sabotaging linux instead of sabotaging encroachment by authoritarians in every single aspect of life. He didn’t have to go and shove the entire boot down his throat, but here we are.

      https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/revoluciana-facing-fascism-sabotage

      Sabotage sounds spicy. It sounds dangerous.

      And yet, the underlying concept is simply this: inefficiency.

      I told you last time, make every inch have its cost.

      Resistance does not have to be violent, and that’s not something I’m advocating here. Resistance is the word no. Resistance is standing in place. Resistance is pushing.

      Resistance is the albatross around the neck of your opposition. Resistance is the anchor that drags along the sea floor.

      Here are some incredibly mundane but effective examples from the manual:

      Make mistakes with purchasing travel tickets

      Make engineering mistakes

      Make long speeches and waste time

      Act ignorant, or ask a lot of questions: if you’re not familiar with the concept of sea-lioning, you should really learn it

      Take longer to do your work

      Even if you’re terrified of doing more, this is simply a place to start.

      You are someone and you have a responsibility to do something.

      You cannot make it easier for the fascists to achieve their goals. You can’t do it today, and you can’t do it later if they claim authority. You must stand in the way of oppression.