mesaAug 4, 2025
Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet
Age Verification Is Coming for the Whole Internet

Around the world, more users are being asked the same question: Can we see some ID? That has been a bit of a disaster so far in the U.K., writes John Herrman.

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Show threadmelroyAug 4, 2025
Hell no. Just use decentralized apps, fediverse etc. It's not about "protecting" children. It's about full control and power. So don't give up.
Show threadperipheralneuropathy
All it takes is one snapshot of legislator’s IDs put online to poke a hole into this balloon.
Aug 5, 2025 at 4:55pmWeb
Show thread0x0Aug 6, 2025
Back when the govt here started incentivizing people to ask for receipts the Prime Minister’s fiscal ID was made public and the fucker starting having a lot of receipts in his name.