The next stage for Actionable Truth Media begins

In the lead up to December 10 and the commencement of the under 16s social media ban in Australia, Twitch have also been formally “designated” as a “covered platform”. If you think Substack will escape “designation” then I have a beachside property on MARS to offer you for a bargain basement price that is too low to reveal publicly. DM me for details….😉 https://actionabletruth.substack.com/p/the-path-forward

- Michael Ginsburg

Hardly surprising but hopefully that will be a good wake up call for those who still need it. Substack IS a full fledged social media platform BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION: https://post.substack.com/p/substack-is-a-social-media-app Therefore, they will be treated as such by the various regime branches. I’ve been yelling off every rooftop to get ready and have even shared in great detail what I am personally doing: https://actionabletruth.substack.com/p/the-path-forward https://substack.com/@excessdeathsau/note/c-181112408

- Michael Ginsburg

These are the categories: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/42995419870100-Substack-18-Content-policy

- Michael Ginsburg

Jim Stewart is one of the most experienced digital marketing and SEO (search engine optimisation) professionals in Australia. He’s been doing this since the late 1990s, before terms like SEO (or Google for that matter) even existed. He touches on some very important points in this video in relation to the imminent social media ban in Australia from the perspective of businesses. If you read between the lines of what he is saying, there is a very important point being made here as to how this legislation can be defeated using the angle businesses big and small care very much about: $$$. If overall usage of social media and search engines that choose to comply with the legislation (e.g. Google and Bing) DROPS significantly, it means they have less eyeballs to offer advertisers and as a result, will make less money. It will also make it less worthwhile for businesses to target eyeballs through paid acquisition channels as well as organically on both social and search. This is those platforms bread and butter and where most (if not all) of their revenue comes from. For those who don't follow, here is where I am going with this: The best thing you can do to help defeat this legislation is NOT write letters to politicians, sign petitions or attend rallies. What you should do instead is: ABANDON ANY social media or search engine platform which chooses to comply. No ifs, no buts, no exceptions! Maintain said stance until the platforms or the government capitulate unconditionally due to pressure from the business sector. Using a VPN to circumvent age verification mandates is literally the OPPOSITE of the right things to do because it means you remain on the platform which has chosen to comply. If you are a content creator, STOP providing new content to said platforms and seriously consider removing any existing content until the platform stops complying. I have today disconnected my Stripe account completely from Substack and have ceased all monetisation thus denying Substack of their 10% revenue share. I will also not be publishing any more new posts on my Substack with all new content going exclusively to my own website and private community. Substack is now exactly at the same point as Facebook was prior to it going public and growing its user base rapidly is the thing that is of most importance to it. If usage instead starts dropping, @Marc Andreessen and @a16z will not be very happy and may order @Chris Best & Co. to push back on the legislation in Australia or the UK, especially if they were planning an exit through a sale or an IPO. To reiterate: I have disconnected Stripe from my Substack and all monetisation through Substack has now ceased; and I will not be publishing any more content on my Substack. If you want to stay across my content going forward, join my mailing list or the private community. Time to go back to the Internet as it was in the early 2000s instead of negotiating with tyrants…or complying with their nonsense god forbid! https://sendfox.com/actionabletruth https://community.actionabletruth.media/ https://youtu.be/_gydeWRQhVE

- Michael Ginsburg

eKaren’s own office recommending the use of VPNs is kinda funny… To me it also means that if a VPN is your solution to maintaining access to “designated platforms” after December 10 then good luck with that… Even if it was effective (and it may still be to some extent), this is equivalent to getting a fake “proof of vaccination” and this is a ‘game’ I did not play in 2021/2 and have no intention of playing now. https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/pluginfile.php/75892/mod_resource/content/3/index.html https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-180510035

- Michael Ginsburg

AU & UK first. EU next. Legislation has just passed but apparently “isn’t legally binding for nations”. Either way, there’s little doubt that most of the major EU member nations WILL implement it. Some states in the US (e.g. Texas) already have similar legislation in place or are finalising it. “Thank you for your attention to this matter”. https://x.com/ReginaDo/status/1993649547697086797 https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-181574637

- Michael Ginsburg

Proudly brought to you by the nation with the single biggest biometric digital ID scheme on planet Earth: Aadhaar (99% ‘adoption’ rate in a country with over 1.3 billion people). They also happen to be the I in BRICS so obviously today it is their turn to “fight the globalists”… 🙄 https://reclaimthenet.org/india-smartphones-must-preinstall-sanchar-saathi-cybersecurity-app

- Michael Ginsburg

This is a very interesting development in the lead up to December 10 and appears good prima facie but I think the choke point will probably be the banks themselves. Only those that hold biometric data on their customers will be able to onboard. Users of Snapchat are now able to verify that they are over 16 without uploading a passport or driver’s licence, or needing to share biometric information like a selfie, thanks to a privacy-preserving solution enabled by ConnectID. ConnectID is expected to be live with multiple other well-known social media platforms by 10 December. The launch comes as social media platforms prepare to implement new rules restricting access for users under 16. In the lead-up to the ban, one of the biggest public concerns has been around the potential for users to be forced to share documents or biometrics with global social media platforms, just to prove their age. Australian-owned digital identity solution ConnectID allows users to verify their age without sharing any documents or selfies. Users who choose ConnectID will be securely redirected to their banking app, which already holds their verified details. The bank is then able to confirm that the user meets the age requirement and returns a simple “yes” or “no” response to the social media platform without sharing any additional information. No identity documents are uploaded or shared with social media platforms, and no personal data – not even a name or date of birth – leaves the bank, ensuring privacy and anonymity… ConnectID is already live with CommBank, NAB, ANZ Plus and Westpac, and supports a range of everyday use cases that require verified identity checks, from activating a mobile SIM, to joining a library, to applying for rental properties and confirming eligibility for age-restricted purchases. What are your thoughts? This is the actual enabler of this particular service: https://www.k-id.com/verification-assurance https://www.auspayplus.com.au/connectid-powers-privacy-preserving-age-assurance-for-snapchat-users

- Michael Ginsburg

I said this publicly in late October and didn’t know at the time how @Substack will respond to the various “age verification” requirements around the world. Now that Substack has FULLY shown their hand, it is time to put words into actions…and I have and will! https://sendfox.com/actionabletruth https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/42995315367572-Why-is-Substack-asking-to-verify-my-age https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-182547153

- Michael Ginsburg

As of now, I have 5,981 “followers” but only 3,343 subscribers. For the 2,638 people who follow but have NOT subscribed yet, what are you waiting for? As a follower, you don’t even get any content from me and whether you see my notes or not is entirely in the hands of the mystery Substack algorithm. I am done pleading: Subscribe or unfollow. If you can’t see enough value in giving me your email address at this point then I honestly prefer you don’t see any of my notes either. I want that number of 2,638 as close to ZERO as possible. https://actionabletruth.media/#/portal/signup https://substack.com/@michaelginsburg/note/c-182547153

- Michael Ginsburg