Signal statement criticizes UK government's proposed device scanning and age verification mandate (signal.org)

• UK government proposes mandatory on-device scanning for nudity and age verification.
• Signal calls it a dystopian surveillance infrastructure that threatens privacy for all.
• Signal argues child safety requires social investment, not mass surveillance.

"Signal has released a statement opposing the UK government's plan to require all devices sold or used in the UK to perform nudity scanning and age verification. The organization argues that this amounts to mass surveillance, threatens privacy, and will strengthen Big Tech's dominance without improving child safety."