What's going on with the Western Internet?

4 August 2025

Insert 1984 meme here...

0:00 - Intro
0:05 - Collective Shout
1:05 - UK Safety Act
1:40 - Tea App
8:06 - YouTube AI Age Verification (+ Australia)

Articles mentioned:
https://www.eurogamer.net/we-approached-payment-processors-because-steam-did-not-respond-australian-pressure-group-collective-shout-claims-responsibility-for-steam-and-itchio-nsfw-game-removal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/29/mastercard-visa-backlash-adult-games-removed-online-stores-steam-itchio-ntwnfb
https://itch.io/updates/update-on-nsfw-content
https://www.techspot.com/news/108814-no-porn-you-uk-online-safety-act-now.html
https://interestingengineering.com/culture/spotify-uk-face-scan-age-check
https://www.newarab.com/news/gaza-posts-blocked-social-media-under-uk-online-safety-act
https://www.404media.co/uk-users-need-to-post-selfie-or-photo-id-to-view-reddits-r-israelcrimes-r-ukrainewarfootage/
https://www.thegamer.com/uk-online-safety-act-age-verification-discord-reddit-adult-content-face-scan/
https://globalgrind.com/6867714/tea-app-for-women/
https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/3108050-the-tea-app-data-leak
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139
https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/extending-our-built-in-protections-to-more-teens-on-youtube/
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/why-has-australia-added-youtube-to-social-media-ban-for-teens-13915910.html

Video Mirrors:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUDplD5tVs8

Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KuleGuy:8/western-internet-data-age---laws-news-in-2025_rendered:d

Rumble: https://rumble.com/v6x50wk-whats-going-on-with-the-western-internet.html

Internet Archive: https://archive.org/download/kuleguy-yt-videos-archive_202508/western%20internet%20data%20age%20%26%20laws%20news%20in%202025_rendered.mp4