mdb 🍉
@mollibroccoli.bsky.social
digital rights & first amendment person / musician / garden & craft gremlin
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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ICE’s budget now rivals the militaries of nations around the world and that money is building an enormous domestic surveillance machine. Learn about the surveillance tactics they’re using and how you can protect yourself and your community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
We need to have a hard look at the surveillance industry. It is a key enabler of vast and untold violations of human rights and civil liberties, and it continues to be used by aspiring autocrats to
www.eff.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
ICE’s budget now rivals the militaries of nations around the world and that money is building an enormous domestic surveillance machine. Learn about the surveillance tactics they’re using and how you can protect yourself and your community. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Congress is about to make a huge push into online ID verification, entrenching the power of big tech and mandating that they collect even MORE data on users. Mass surveillance/censorship laws are being framed as “child safety” but they’re really abt at removing LGBTQ ppl, repro justice info, etc.
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Congress is about to make a huge push into online ID verification, entrenching the power of big tech and mandating that they collect even MORE data on users. Mass surveillance/censorship laws are being framed as “child safety” but they’re really abt at removing LGBTQ ppl, repro justice info, etc.
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Social media is trending towards unusable (perhaps that's the point).
You'll need 10 different forms of ID for the age verification that will inevitably fail. And if you somehow manage to get past that, you'll have to dodge the hundreds of mandatory warning screens tacked on to every post.
You'll need 10 different forms of ID for the age verification that will inevitably fail. And if you somehow manage to get past that, you'll have to dodge the hundreds of mandatory warning screens tacked on to every post.
Sure looks like New York will require Bluesky to carry a warning label, since it offers a feed with "like counts". And maybe AO3, on account of its displaying "kudos"?
www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...
Congrats, everybody, what a very good job of using the state legislature's time.
www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...
Congrats, everybody, what a very good job of using the state legislature's time.
NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4505
Requires warning labels on social media platforms which provide an addictive feed, autoplay, infinite scroll, like counts, and/or push notifications; directs the commissioner of mental health to desig...
www.nysenate.gov
December 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Social media is trending towards unusable (perhaps that's the point).
You'll need 10 different forms of ID for the age verification that will inevitably fail. And if you somehow manage to get past that, you'll have to dodge the hundreds of mandatory warning screens tacked on to every post.
You'll need 10 different forms of ID for the age verification that will inevitably fail. And if you somehow manage to get past that, you'll have to dodge the hundreds of mandatory warning screens tacked on to every post.
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I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
Social Media Is a Literal Lifeline for Many Kids. Don't Ban Them From Using It
US politicians want to replicate Australia's draconian law prohibiting children under 16 from using social media. But experts say such bans will actually make kids 'significantly less safe online.'
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote about the unprecedented mass censorship and surveillance laws that Congress is trying to ram through in the name of “protecting kids” and how none of this is about protecting kids. In fact, these laws cause great harm to all of us, for @zeteo.com
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Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
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We just finished Day 2 of our Ask Me Anything about the risks, harms, and legality of age verification mandates. We'll be back tomorrow (12/17) from 12-5pm PT. Join us!
www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
From the privacy community on Reddit: We’re EFF and we’re fighting to defend your privacy from the global onslaught of invasive age verification mandates. Ask us anything!
Explore this post and more from the privacy community
www.reddit.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We just finished Day 2 of our Ask Me Anything about the risks, harms, and legality of age verification mandates. We'll be back tomorrow (12/17) from 12-5pm PT. Join us!
www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
TELL ME MORE 😡 about how we should use driver's licenses to determine who is eligible to access the internet ??!! ! ! ! The same internet where we keep our queer resources ?!!? ! www.kut.org/politics/202...
The state is making a list of transgender Texans. It’s using driver's licenses to help.
A year after the state blocked transgender Texans from updating their state IDs, it has collected information on more than 100 people who have tried. Officials won’t say what they’re using the list fo...
www.kut.org
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
TELL ME MORE 😡 about how we should use driver's licenses to determine who is eligible to access the internet ??!! ! ! ! The same internet where we keep our queer resources ?!!? ! www.kut.org/politics/202...
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AMA Alert! We launched EFF.org/Age, our Age Verification Resource hub, and want to talk to you about it. We’ll be on Reddit's r/privacy today, on 12/16, and on 12/17 to help you resist this censorship and surveillance nightmare. www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
From the privacy community on Reddit: We’re EFF and we’re fighting to defend your privacy from the global onslaught of invasive age verification mandates. Ask us anything!
Explore this post and more from the privacy community
www.reddit.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
AMA Alert! We launched EFF.org/Age, our Age Verification Resource hub, and want to talk to you about it. We’ll be on Reddit's r/privacy today, on 12/16, and on 12/17 to help you resist this censorship and surveillance nightmare. www.reddit.com/r/privacy/c...
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On the blog this week, we wrote about why accessing your fundamental human right to comprehensive sexual education should not depend on where you live and featured research from our friends at @siecus.bsky.social.
Read all about it: www.woodhullfoundation.org/accessing-se...
Read all about it: www.woodhullfoundation.org/accessing-se...
Accessing Sex Ed — Woodhull Freedom Foundation
Accessing your fundamental human right to comprehensive sexual education should not depend on where you live. And yet, it absolutely does. As Nadra Nittle reports, recent research from the national no...
www.woodhullfoundation.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On the blog this week, we wrote about why accessing your fundamental human right to comprehensive sexual education should not depend on where you live and featured research from our friends at @siecus.bsky.social.
Read all about it: www.woodhullfoundation.org/accessing-se...
Read all about it: www.woodhullfoundation.org/accessing-se...
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Parental controls & curfews for kids on social media “may end in the child just not having access to important creative expression outlets, important ways to connect, important ways to find even life-saving resources," EFF’s Molly Buckley told News Channel 3 WWMT-TV. wwmt.com/news/state/...
Michigan bill would require parental permission for minors to use social media
A bill being considered in the Michigan House could mean tighter controls for kids on social media including a requirement for parental permission for minors.
wwmt.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Parental controls & curfews for kids on social media “may end in the child just not having access to important creative expression outlets, important ways to connect, important ways to find even life-saving resources," EFF’s Molly Buckley told News Channel 3 WWMT-TV. wwmt.com/news/state/...
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Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
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Losing anonymity online “means that personal private data is able to be collected and retained and stored and breached, maybe used by bad actors linking your identity to the sites that you visit online,” EFF’s Molly Buckley told @MichiganPublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-go...
Michigan bill would require parental consent for teens on social media
Michigan lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require major social media platforms to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for anyone under 18.
www.michiganpublic.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Losing anonymity online “means that personal private data is able to be collected and retained and stored and breached, maybe used by bad actors linking your identity to the sites that you visit online,” EFF’s Molly Buckley told @MichiganPublic.bsky.social. www.michiganpublic.org/politics-go...
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As age getting spreads around the world, posing the most serious threat to the global free and open internet that I have ever seen, we @eff.org have launched a one-stop resource site www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag...
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As age getting spreads around the world, posing the most serious threat to the global free and open internet that I have ever seen, we @eff.org have launched a one-stop resource site www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
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Today we’re launching EFF.org/Age, our one-stop shop to answer all your questions about online age verification mandates. What’s at stake for users? How do we push back? What even IS age verification, anyway? Visit EFF.org/Age now to explore our resources and join the fight to protect the internet.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today we’re launching EFF.org/Age, our one-stop shop to answer all your questions about online age verification mandates. What’s at stake for users? How do we push back? What even IS age verification, anyway? Visit EFF.org/Age now to explore our resources and join the fight to protect the internet.
INTRODUCING our beautiful new age verification resource hub! We at @eff.org built this to answer all of your questions about age gates and to help you make good safe decisions when this censorship and surveillance nightmare reaches you. Suuuuper proud of my little Team AV.
Today we’re launching EFF.org/Age, our one-stop shop to answer all your questions about online age verification mandates. What’s at stake for users? How do we push back? What even IS age verification, anyway? Visit EFF.org/Age now to explore our resources and join the fight to protect the internet.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
INTRODUCING our beautiful new age verification resource hub! We at @eff.org built this to answer all of your questions about age gates and to help you make good safe decisions when this censorship and surveillance nightmare reaches you. Suuuuper proud of my little Team AV.
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As more and more states roll out some form of mobile driver’s license, you might be asking yourself: should I use this thing? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Should I Use My State’s Digital Driver’s License?
A mobile driver’s license (often called an mDL) is a version of your ID that you keep on your phone instead of in your pocket. In theory, it would work wherever your regular ID works—TSA, liquor
www.eff.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As more and more states roll out some form of mobile driver’s license, you might be asking yourself: should I use this thing? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Super obvious case for the left to embrace privacy (specifically from corporate and police-state surveillance) as a core tenet of its politics
I’ve been a fan of @eff.org for a long time, and I’m joining them in the fight to #TakeBackCTRL. Authoritarians are using tech to spy on us and silence our voices. Technology should enhance our lives and support democracy, not make them worse. Join the fight today: takebackctrl.org
Take Back CTRL
Dont let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back
takebackctrl.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Super obvious case for the left to embrace privacy (specifically from corporate and police-state surveillance) as a core tenet of its politics
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
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The success of Ring is just an incredibly American story: Individualism expressed through consumer habits resulting in the voluntary creation of a national surveillance network. Add home security cameras to the list with guns, cars
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The success of Ring is just an incredibly American story: Individualism expressed through consumer habits resulting in the voluntary creation of a national surveillance network. Add home security cameras to the list with guns, cars
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Proponents claim that age verification mandates will help hold Big Tech companies accountable. But as we’re seeing in Mississippi, these laws cause smaller platforms to close and users to suffer while Big Tech reaps the rewards. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Age Verification Is A Windfall for Big Tech—And A Death Sentence For
If you live in Mississippi, you may have noticed that you are no longer able to log into your Bluesky or Dreamwidth accounts from within the state. That’s because, in a chilling early warning sign
www.eff.org
September 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Proponents claim that age verification mandates will help hold Big Tech companies accountable. But as we’re seeing in Mississippi, these laws cause smaller platforms to close and users to suffer while Big Tech reaps the rewards. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The laws requiring digital age checks — sold as child protection — are tanking the income of adult industry workers, risking their safety and even forcing them out of business.
Age verification on porn sites is putting queer adult industry workers at risk
The laws requiring digital age checks — sold as child protection — are tanking the income of adult industry workers, risking their safety and even forcing them out of business.
19thnews.org
September 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The laws requiring digital age checks — sold as child protection — are tanking the income of adult industry workers, risking their safety and even forcing them out of business.
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There's "a popular misconception that age-verification mandates are going to be the best way to rein in big tech and hold them accountable," EFF's Molly Buckley told @rollingstone.com - but these laws will just further line the biggest platforms' pockets. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cul...
‘Anonymity Online Is Going to Die’: What Age-Verification Laws Could Look Like in the U.S.
As controversy around the U.K.’s Online Safety Act continues, experts warn about similar legislation thriving in the U.S.
www.rollingstone.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
There's "a popular misconception that age-verification mandates are going to be the best way to rein in big tech and hold them accountable," EFF's Molly Buckley told @rollingstone.com - but these laws will just further line the biggest platforms' pockets. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cul...
Back at EFF as an activist this time, not a lawyer. And just in time to watch age verification swallow up all that is good about the internet. Yay!!!!!! 🤧
Reddit’s UK age verification rollout has been an absolute nightmare for users’ online privacy, safety, and expression. We cannot allow this to be the new global norm.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Americans, Be Warned: Lessons From Reddit’s Chaotic UK Age
Age verification has officially arrived in the UK thanks to the Online Safety Act (OSA), a UK law requiring online platforms to check that all UK-based users are at least eighteen years old before
www.eff.org
August 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Back at EFF as an activist this time, not a lawyer. And just in time to watch age verification swallow up all that is good about the internet. Yay!!!!!! 🤧
we're gathering examples of censorship of abortion-related information on social media. please help us spread the word! and fill out this survey if you've been affected
This week, 2/24 - 2/28, is our #StopCensoringAbortion Week of Action! Let Big Tech know that it must #StopCensoringAbortion. Learn more: www.eff.org/uncensored.
Stop Censoring Abortion: Help EFF and Repro Uncensored End Digital Suppression
As reproductive rights come under attack in the United States and other countries around the world, it is vital that people have access to accurate abortion information–especially online. Reproductive...
www.eff.org
February 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
we're gathering examples of censorship of abortion-related information on social media. please help us spread the word! and fill out this survey if you've been affected