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Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK (www.techradar.com)
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[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 168 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

ah from shady porn sites, like spotify and wikipedia. definitely protect kids from porn there. /s

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is wikipedia on the list? I see reddit is, lol. We might see an influx soon.

[–] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)

not yet, but the wikimedia foundation has been fighting against it expecting that it would be a class 1 site and require it.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We have to protect wikipedia

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here's one way to help: https://kiwix.org/en/about-us/#our-story

Download Wikipedia to your own device. If it's ever blocked or taken down you still have access and can help share information with others.

You can download different versions (e.g. without images) and different languages based on your needs.

There's other resources available via kiwix as well but I've not really explored them to be honest

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does it run a local web server or is it all static files? Is it searchable?

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We turn various online educational contents (such as Wikipedia, for example) into ZIM files, and these can be opened by Kiwix even if you have no connectivity whatsoever.

https://flathub.org/apps/org.kiwix.desktop

The ZIM file format is an open file format that stores website content for offline usage.[1] The format is defined by the openZIM project, which also supports an open-source ZIM reader called Kiwix. The format is primarily used to store the contents of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, including articles, full-text search indices and auxiliary files.[2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIM_(file_format)

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All content files are indexed and compressed in ZIM format, which makes them smaller, but leaves them easy to search and selectively decompress.

The ZIM files are then opened with Kiwix, which looks and behaves like a web browser, or with a suitably enabled conventional browser. Kiwix offers full text search, tabbed navigation, and the option to export articles to PDF and HTML.[8]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwix#Description

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So I feel like I'm now hearing more successful pushes for censorship through this stuff.

Just last week I learned how Texas has a bill that makes it so if anyone ever invested in green technology that they wouldn't be allowed

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/24/texas-boycott-companies-fossil-fuels/

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I saw a post saying /r/period required an age check.

They're gonna censor as much as they can with this.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Ah, yes. As we all know, periods start at 18, when you're a legal adult. It's illegal to have periods before then

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

That makes no sense, surely everyone has invested in green energy through workplace retirement plans, no?