Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that everyone in the EU will need to use the EU's app for identity authentication before being able to access or post on social media websites.
đȘđș As an expert in online child safety, I am here to expose the misinformation and misdirection in von der Leyen's statements.
Today von der Leyen said:
"This is not about whether children can access social media, it is about whether social media can access our children".
đĄThe first part is true. This isn't about children. It's about surveillance and combating political dissent. A state that can't control its own citizens is more dangerous than a state rife with criminals. The second part is a PR soundbite that politicians are using like a campaign slogan straight out of 1984.
đȘđș"The question is no longer if children face risks online, but what can we do to give children a safer start online".
đĄNo. You can't give children a "safer start" online any more than you can offline. In the offline world, the government doesn't enforce curfews or ban children from entering liquor stores, bars or restaurants. That's a parent's responsibility. The digital world should be no different.
đȘđș"The age verification app is one of the tools to get it done".
đĄThis is a contradiction because she also said "It won't be foolproof".
đȘđș"It's easy to use, it is privacy preserving and it is open source".
đĄThe app was compromised as soon as it was released. "Privacy-preserving" age verification is an oxymoron. You can't verify a person's age without verifying their identity. Where or how that age is shared afterwards is irrelevant.
đȘđș"This is basically about putting back the power into the hands of parents".
đĄMore from 1984. The EU is doing the opposite. Parents are having their authority stripped by politicians who think they know better. Many parents are capable and unaffected by peer pressure, and they know how to use parental controls to block any app classified as 13+. Some teens are safe, their parents trust them, and the state has no business overruling that trust.
đȘđș"We don't give our children keys to the car before they have their licence"
đĄComparing an app to a car is a false equivalence used to justify mass surveillance. Governments don't decide when a young person is ready for car keys, guardians do.
đĄForcing every adult and child into a biometric checkpoint just to use an app or website is not licensing drivers. It's the state seizing everyone's keys, locking the garage, and forcing every driver to ask a private company for permission to take a drive.
đĄ This is a gross, unethical overreach that strips authority from parents while imposing state sanctioned identity verification on every adult who doesn't even have a child.
đĄAdditionally, people who pass a test, obtain a licence and drive a car aren't forced to use an app to constantly authenticate their suitability to drive.
đȘđș"We do not let them buy alcohol until they are legally allowed"
đĄFalse equivalence. We don't force every person to show ID at a shopping mall entrance just because a few people might buy alcohol with a meal at a restaurant. Some parents are okay with their 12 year-old going to the mall with friends while others aren't. Either way, it's their choice. Whatever irresponsible decisions some parents might make, every adult in the country shouldn't be forced to pay the price.
đȘđș"It won't be foolproof"
đĄThis is all the proof we need to show that the EU and every government know that banning social media for teens won't protect them. When pressed by journalists about VPNs being used to circumvent a ban, politicians always state the ban isn't a silver bullet and will take time. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan went as far as to say "we know it's not the solution".
đĄEither age verification works, or it doesn't. As a technical expert in this space, I can tell you there are no additional steps to take and no progress to be made. Either the approach does what it is supposed to do, or it's not fit for purpose. If they claim a bulletproof solution is coming, it can only mean one thing. They intend to ban or restrict VPNs to people who verify their identity.
đȘđș"It will take time to invite the cultural change that is already taking shape in our society, just as it took time to outlaw drink driving, just as it took time to use seatbelts in the cars. Great change never happens overnight, but when it comes to our safety it is always worth it".
đĄComparing a social media ban and age verification to seatbelts is a completely broken analogy. Seatbelts are a safety feature that protects children while allowing them to travel in a car. A ban doesn't give kids a seatbelt. It kicks them out of the car entirely.
đĄInstead of supporting parents who want to guide their own children through the digital world, this heavy-handed law strips away parental authority by banning the apps and websites that many parents are perfectly fine with and actively monitor.
đĄFurthermore, enforcing these bans requires biometric age verification, which means forcing millions of adult citizens to scan their IDs, faces or credit cards just to browse the internet. That isn't a common-sense traffic law.
đĄIt's a digital checkpoint on every street. True safety means teaching kids how to navigate the digital world safely with real guardrails and parental guidance, not burning down digital spaces for everyone under the guise of protection.
đȘđșâ ïž The EU wants to ban teens from social media so every person is forced to verify their identity before they can read, share or post anything online. In their words, this is to protect children from dangerous content.
đȘđșâ ïž The EU wants to enforce "Chat Control" so every app has to monitor everything people say privately inside it, including apps with end-to-end encryption. In their words, this is to protect children from dangerous criminals.
đĄWhere this ends
đȘđș "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever".
George Orwell, 1984.
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DET BEHĂVS EN HAVERIKOMMISSION FĂR ĂLDREOMSORGEN
âEn tandprotes i en burk med fotolja. Infektion. En nödoperation. SĂ„ sĂ„g de sista veckorna i livet ut för en man pĂ„ ett Ă€ldreboende i Nybro.
Nyligen rapporterade Barometern om en man pÄ ett Àldreboende i Nybro som dog efter att under flera veckor ha utsatts för allvarliga brister i omsorgen.
Det Àr svÄrt att lÀsa om detta utan att kÀnna bÄde sorg och vrede.
Kommunens utredning pekar pÄ flera orsaker bakom det intrÀffade: hög personalomsÀttning, bristande kompetens, brister i samarbetet och otillrÀckliga sprÄkkunskaper. Utredningen kom slutligen fram till att nÄgot liknande bÄde har intrÀffat tidigare och skulle kunna ske igen.
I en hÀndelserapport beskrivs upprepade försök till samtal med personal som saknade förmÄga eller vilja att förstÄ. Bland de identifierade orsakerna till den rapporterade hÀndelsen nÀmns bÄde nonchalans och bristande kunskaper.
Ăldreomsorgen har blivit integrationsverktyg.
Det Àr en kombination som kan fÄ katastrofala konsekvenser nÀr de Àldre Àr helt beroende av att personalen förstÄr instruktioner, dokumentation, medicinska ordinationer och brukarnas behov.
Att kunna tala och förstÄ svenska Àr en grundlÀggande förutsÀttning för patientsÀkerhet och god omsorg. NÀr personal inte kan kommunicera med kolleger, sjuksköterskor eller brukare ökar risken för missförstÄnd, felbedömningar och allvarliga vÄrdskador.
Fallet i Nybro visar med brutal tydlighet vad som kan hÀnda nÀr grundlÀggande krav inte uppfylls.
âDet Ă€r pĂ„ tiden att en haverikommission granskar missförhĂ„llandena inom svensk Ă€ldreomsorgâ,
Alltför lÀnge har Àldreomsorgen i Sverige fÄtt fungera som ett integrationsverktyg.
I stÀllet för att utgÄ frÄn de Àldres behov har mÄnga kommuner prioriterat integrations- eller budgetmÄl. Vakanta tjÀnster har fyllts, ibland utan att vare sig krÀva eller sÀkerstÀlla att den som anstÀlls har tillrÀckliga sprÄkkunskaper eller rÀtt kompetens. Ideologiska mÄl har vÀgt tyngre Àn kvalitet och patientsÀkerhet. Och det Àr sköra, sÄrbara Àldre som fÄtt betala priset. Rapporteringen om allt frÄn vanvÄrd till vÄldtÀkter pÄ Àldreboenden har eskalerat till en nivÄ som inte gÄr att ignorera.
Att det ens ska behövas nationell lagstiftning för att kommuner ska sköta ett av sina absolut viktigaste uppdrag Àr under all kritik. Men eftersom verkligheten ser ut som den gör har vi denna mandatperiod drivit igenom lagstiftning gÀllande bÄde sprÄkkrav och utdrag ur belastningsregister vid anstÀllning. Snart börjar Àven lagen om tjÀnstemannaansvar att gÀlla.
Men mer behöver göras:
Det Àr pÄ tiden att en haverikommission granskar missförhÄllandena inom svensk Àldreomsorg och identifierar de allvarliga bristerna sÄ att de kan ÄtgÀrdas pÄ riktigt och samhÀllet kan svara med de krafttag som krÀvs för att vÄra Àldre ska kunna kÀnna sig trygga pÄ sina boenden.
För att skydda vÄra Àldre krÀvs möjligheten till frivillig kameraövervakning i hemmet.
Vi vill Àven se ett nationellt krav pÄ obligatorisk provanstÀllning för personal som saknar ett gediget cv inom sektorn, för att stÀrka tryggheten och kvaliteten pÄ lÀngre sikt.
NÀr det alltför ofta anstÀlls personer med ett kriminellt förflutet, bristande sprÄkkunskaper eller total avsaknad av bÄde empati och kompetens, Àr det dock till syvende och sist en ledningsfrÄga. Om man inte kan sÀkerstÀlla trygghet inom den verksamhet man Àr satt att leda sÄ mÄste man fÄ rÀkna med allvarliga konsekvenser.
Den som arbetar med vÄra mest sköra Àldre ska alltid ha rÀtt utbildning, kunna förstÄ svenska och kunna utföra sitt arbete pÄ ett professionellt sÀtt, oavsett kommun.
Fallet i Nybro Ă€r dessvĂ€rre inte unikt och fĂ„r inte reduceras till Ă€nnu en tragisk hĂ€ndelse i statistiken. Det mĂ„ste bli en vĂ€ckarklocka. Det Ă€r dags att vĂ„ra Ă€ldre Ă€ntligen fĂ„r den trygghet och respekt de förtjĂ€nar.â
Jessica Stegrud (SD)
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