A redditor (Ok_Lingonberry3296) traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and lobbying records across 45 states to figure out who's behind the age verification bills.
The answer is Meta - a company that profits from your data writing laws that collect more of it.
Page: https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings?tab=readme-ov-file
Page backup: https://archive.ph/2026.03.13-193015/https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings?tab=readme-ov-file
Reddit discussion: https://web.archive.org/web/20260313143853/https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_billion_in_nonprofit_grants_and_45/
#Meta #Facebook #AgeVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #socialmedia #technology
@gary_alderson@infosec.exchange
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