Last boost: Age verification is never about child safety. It’s about restricting the free web, linking legal identities to everything you do, and harvesting data for profit.

Edit: typo

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And lastly, letting our data get leaked and sold on the dark web

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All this, plus policing lgbt+ people.

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Yeah, I think this is a huge thing. Tumblr was the best thing that ever happened to queer people, letting them talk about queerness directly to other queer people without going through their parents. And parents will never forgive that.

@schrotthaufen Except in Australia, where it's legislated.
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What can protect the users against this violation of privacy rights?
@schrotthaufen Surely there's a way to do challenge response in a cryptographically secure manner without directly involving govt issued ID or biometrics ?
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If you can't explain children how to use it safely, then it isn't suitable for adults.