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Jonas Termansen retweeted
Ross of @accursedfarms explains how the EU Kids Act is cover for making private servers without age verification illegal, and doing the exact opposite of protecting kids in order to establish a surveillance state. Here's how to fight back:
-Sign and spread the #StopKillingInternet Initiative if you're an EU citizen of voting age (friends and family count too!): eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/
- Leave a public comment about the EU Kids Act
Be polite and civil. This isn't Twitter or social media, but a direct public comment to the Commission. They're under no obligation to take people seriously if people misbehave or get out of hand. Write like you'll have to give your comment in person to your town hall or local government: ec.europa.eu/info/law/better…
- Read up on the EU Kids Act: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont…
- The leaked proposal of the Kids Act: drive.proton.me/urls/7FGQYQ0…
- Contact your Member of European Parliament about your opposition to the Kids Act, and why they should also be opposed to it: europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/h…
- Spread the word and this video far and wide! Let the public know what is happening!
Jonas Termansen retweeted
I put together a video going over the most damning parts of the EU Kids Act. It would make playing unsupported games online in the EU illegal, no joke. This is way bigger than SKG, most of the industry seems to be sleeping on this.
youtube.com/watch?v=mQRcK9nY…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
They actually say modulus, but journalists dumb it down.
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#comics

ALT 3-panel SMBC comic update. A man wearing glasses stands at a podium, declaring: "at last we've overthrown the economists! From now on the nation's finances shall be run by mathematicians!" Shortly after, the same mathematician declares: "as of today, money will be denominated in complex numbers. The public's long wait for an algebraically closed currency is at an end!" The next panel shows a news article headline: "ECONOMY CRASHES - Nation's money accidentally rotated 90 degrees, now imaginary. Mathematicians (quoted): "calm down, absolute value unchanged."
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Stop Killing the Internet. Right now, by not 'loving' it to death but by the same effect: Not letting it go free. europeanpirates.eu/stop-kill…
One of the marvels of mankind, maybe the latest World Wonder is in danger of being smothered for safety. Please join the campaign!
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Let's not downplay it. ID and biometric checks are coming for everyone, and not just in Europe. Fight it while you can.
Social media limits are coming for teens across Europe theverge.com/tech/964565/eu-…
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Due to the way Age Verification works, these "social media limits" would not just limit teens and kids, but would require everyone, including adults, to provide private info such as Government IDs or Face Scans (which could get hacked or leaked) to use Apps/the Web
eff.org/issues/age-ver…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
The European Parliament voted AGAINST Chat Control. 314 to 276.
And it passed anyway.
Let me tell you how: they needed 361 votes to say no. On the last day before vacation. Every empty seat counted as a yes.
They lost the vote. They won the law.
That’s not democracy. That’s a trick. #ChatControl
🇪🇺 Chat Control has passed 😔
They can and will now legally scan any person's messages, emails and photos you send without a warrant
The way they passed this law when the majority of the European Parliament was against it will shock you:
They waited until most EP members were on holiday so only a few were present and then created an "urgent" vote for it to pass it through
There's nothing democratic about any of it and big powerful forces are behind this that can manipulate the EU for whatever they want
Democracy in Europe died a bit today 😔
Replying to @gandalv7
Illegaler Geschäftsordnungstrick der Parlamentspräsidentin - Eilantrag, der die Qualifizierte Mehrheit (360 Stimmen) GEGEN die Chatkontrolle gebraucht hätte, an einem Tag, an dem nur knapp 600 MEPs vor Ort waren, wegen Urlaub etc…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
La fin du jeu vidéo physique arrive, et c’est un scandale pour notre pouvoir d’achat et nos libertés.
Dès 2028, Sony ne vendra plus de jeux PlayStation sur disque, mais uniquement en dématérialisé. Le problème ? vous ne posséderez plus rien, juste une licence révocable. Pas de revente, pas de prêt possible. Sans concurrence physique, les prix vont grimper.
Pire : cette annonce survient après le refus de la Commission européenne de légiférer sur l'Initiative Citoyenne Européenne “Stop Killing Games” malgré 1,3 million de signatures. Une faute majeure qui condamne aussi l’occasion et la visibilité des petits studios.
Je me battrai au Parlement européen pour protéger la propriété numérique et les consommateurs face à ces dérives 🇪🇺
Important updates:
News on physical discs for new games - play.st/4v86Wg3
News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - play.st/4vEN9FX
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Sony has neither the customer support or account security to support an all digital ecosystem.
gamingbible.com/news/platform/…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
It’s now out in the open: what’s been known in Brussels for a while is coming.
Age verification, internet controls, and likely chat-scanning laws are on the way.
#StopKillingInternet
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Hello outlaws! Jennifer Gibbons, VP of the Entertainment Software Association said Minecraft community servers are ILLEGAL. Thank you for lying about the law to the California Senate in public, it lets everyone see what we've been up against.
youtube.com/watch?v=RgmtdeBI…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
You heard it here, folks @theESA declared Minecraft and Call of Duty private servers illegal in today's hearing on the POG Act
Hello outlaws! Jennifer Gibbons, VP of the Entertainment Software Association said Minecraft community servers are ILLEGAL. Thank you for lying about the law to the California Senate in public, it lets everyone see what we've been up against.
youtube.com/watch?v=RgmtdeBI…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Californians: The Protect Our Games Act advances to the business committee on June 29: sbp.senate.ca.gov/agenda
We need your help to push AB1921 through!
Contact your state senator: docs.google.com/document/d/e…
@theESA showed up to the last hearing, so make your voices heard!
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Europeans can leave feedback for the @EU_Commission about reforming the Copyright Directive similar to the feedback campaign we had with the Digital Fairness Act until June 25: ec.europa.eu/info/law/better…
This is to increase political pressure, and map out a pattern of behavior
“age verification” is a trojan horse name invented by the enemy to disguise what this shit is really about: papers please, to use the internet, for everyone, everywhere, no matter what age you are or what you are doing, permanent surveillance of your every move, irl with shit like flock cameras and online with passport checks and data tracking
Jonas Termansen retweeted
La Commission européenne refuse d'écouter les joueurs et préfère tendre l'oreille aux géants du secteur : elle ne traduira pas les demandes de l'ICE #StopDestroyingVideoGames en droit.
Je le ferai alors dans le règlement sur l'équité numérique attendu à la fin de cette année.
Today, the @EU_Commission replied to the European Citizens Initiative "Stop Destroying Videogames".
New legislation will not be proposed, but exchanges will be initiated with consumers & industry to improve the management of videogames' end-of-life.
link.europa.eu/VXpmTY
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Important context: Just before the hearing, video game lobby including Ubisoft organize a private meeting with the European commission without the Stop Killing game initiative gamesradar.com/games/racing/t…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
The statement of the EU Commission is the feared disappointment. Still arguing things that have been refuted by @StopKilingGames. Feels like they are playing dumb and wasting time, hoping that the false claims stick. This is not the end, though.
ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
While we've failed to secure legislation from the @EU_Commission , we can still get something into law by having supportive members of @Europarl_EN propose it as amendments to the Digital Fairness Act. The fight to #StopKillingGames is far from over!
'Stop Killing Games' has failed to secure new EU legislation despite having 1.3 million signatures
The EU says it “cannot propose a legal obligation” requiring publishers to keep games playable after they stop being sold commercially
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The EU Commission declined to propose legislation via the Citizens' Initiative, but campaign organizers state they are continuing by seeking to amend it into the Digital Fairness Act through the European Parliament. x.com/StopKilingGame… digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commis…
Jonas Termansen retweeted
🚨 For anyone tracking the under-16 social media bans in Canada and the UK, you might have noticed the government suddenly walking back some specific wording.
They backed off forcing you to upload credit cards or facial scans because of the public backlash, and now they’re pushing a "backend token system". It sounds less intrusive on the surface, but here is the truth about what that actually means, because most people are being completely misled by that marketing:
A cryptographic token isn't a magic, anonymous poker chip. To work, a token has to be anchored to something verified. That means your physical device, your phone carrier contract, or your real identity is permanently tethered to that token.
Every single time your phone throws that token to let you log into an app, it logs exactly who you are, where you are, and what you're doing.
It isn't a privacy shield to protect kids. It's a digital passport that tracks an adult's every move across the internet.
Jonas Termansen retweeted
Nothing fuels political engagement like a Commission telling millions of young Europeans that their concerns don't matter.
This decision is not unexpected. But we were prepared. Hence, we're pushing forward with @Europarl_EN ammending #StopKillingGames to the Digital Fairness Act. We can move on without the Commission and their non-decision, as @accursedfarms mentioned before: xitter.cf/StopKilingGames/status…




























