I love Tobi, he’s a great guy and a great content creator, but ExtraEmily gets hate because she constantly doesn’t pay attention to the road when she drives and could potentially KILL people.
That’s not the same thing as random Twitter hate
Tobi lets ExtraEmily know any hate from Twitter is a small bubble of negativity, it isn't a reflection of the real world and it should be ignored. People outside of that appreciate her and are lovely ❤️
Australia just released the first real data on nationwide age‑verification laws and it’s not what lawmakers promised.
🚫 Kids weren’t protected. 🚫 Parents weren’t empowered. ✅ Surveillance expanded.
We broke down the findings and what they mean for U.S. families on our Substack: https://t.co/aFWCm9Y0qL
This whole situation is getting really weird. So the dad was apparently fired from his job, forced to pay back the $118k in 30 DAYS or he faces LEGAL ACTION, and instead of starting a GoFundMe or monetizing the YouTube channel, he's selling AI slop t shirts for $67-$97? idk man
A dad whose 9-year-old son allegedly spent $118,000 on YouTube ads using his company credit card says he's now lost his job
Mighty Mike Plays says he must repay the full amount within 30 days or potentially face legal action
"Putting parents back in the driving seat" by not allowing them to raise their children?
Pushing Digital ID laws don't empower parents at all, all it does is allow you vultures to harvest as much biometric data as possible
We are putting parents back in the driving seat.
And responsibility on the platforms.
We will take a gradual approach.
No social media under the age of 13.
No personal accounts under the age of 15.
The question is not whether kids should have access to social media.
The question is whether social media platforms should have access to our children.
Better protection for children will always be a parent/guardian's responsibility, not the government. The EU are using lazy, naive parents as a scapegoat to push mass surveillance laws
Video Games Europe is warning that some parts of the EU’s proposed KIDS Act could be too strict for video games.
The group says it supports better protection for children, but doesn’t think every game should require age verification for every player.
It also wants systems like PEGI and USK to continue handling game age ratings, with parents having control over what their kids can play.
The EU proposal could also introduce rules for features such as notifications, streaks and other mechanics that may encourage kids to spend more time in games.
Your PC might soon ask how old you are before you can use it.
California, Colorado, and Illinois have passed laws requiring operating systems like Windows and macOS to collect users’ ages.
California’s law starts in 2027. For now, simply declaring your age is enough, but companies could eventually use facial scans, government IDs or other verification methods to prevent minors from simply lying.
The really important part is that these laws could have effects far beyond the states that passed them. Apple, Google and Microsoft may decide it’s easier to build one age-verification system for everyone rather than completely different systems for each state
This is fixed! Analytics in YouTube Studio are back up and running across all devices, and you should be able to access all your data with no further issues. Thanks for your patience while we got this resolved❤️
@robertoblake It's ok man, just say you don't want to do it. If you don't want to involve the online community in a discussion about online law, then why even bother tweeting about it?
You're saying we're "wasting their time on it," but they would LOVE to see us do this debate
Come on man, you as a content creator should know better. This will be enforced through ID age verification AKA mass surveillance.
Parents need to parent their children, not the government. Really disappointed to hear you advocate for this
@robertoblake Yeah I figured you'd say that😂IMO, you are absolutely wrong for advocating for everyone to upload their IDs on social media.
But hey, if you decide you want to defend your position live instead of on Twitter threads, you know where to find me 👍
@robertoblake How about we talk about this on a live stream and get the people involved? Let's see what the YouTube community thinks. Civil debate between you and me on my stream. Are you in?
@robertoblake Ah yes, because caring about online privacy and trying to prevent more data leaks = being a doomer. You really know how to deconstruct an argument
At this point I am convinced you're rage baiting for Twitter money so we'll just agree to disagree
Your first mistake is believing that ID age verification is being done to "protect minors" 😂 oh yeah dude, because the government has REALLY shown that they care about protecting kids right? I can recall one set of unreleased files that prove otherwise 🤔
I don’t just want to get rid of online anonymity (you can use a nickname but need to have a government ID) for the purposes of age verification and protecting minors…
I am tired of all the phishing, the fake accounts and bots, the dead internet, the scams, the spam…
And guess what ends it… when you’re tied to your identity and legally liable.
While we’re at it, yes VoterID.
I’m not scared of a so called surveillance state run by a government that can barely operate the DMV…
And can’t balance a budget if our lives depended on it…
If our government had the competence of some of our adversaries I might actually be a bit more worried…