AA3d ago

Let's create a new problem to solve the problem we created to solve a problem that didn't exist before we started mucking around with AI bots.

Engadget: Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-is-weighing-identity-verification-methods-to-combat-its-bot-problem-195814671.html @Engadget #Reddit #Ageverification

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

Steve Huffman, Reddit's CEO, said that using biometrics is the "most lightweight way" to verify that it's a human.

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@AAKL @Engadget this is bullshit politispeak/PR theatre for violating user privacy just like Meta has been advocating for. There’s a reason they’re sensoring the post that was identifying the lobbyists
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@AmbianceAsunder @Engadget That's probably true too. Then again, the whole "age verification" system comes across as shady.
Show threadAmbianceAsunder3d ago
@AAKL @Engadget 100% It makes tracking of users that much easier and in times were authoritarian fascism is on the rise *globally* it’s a terrible idea. Given the insane number of breaches YoY, it seems to me that adding even more sensitive and identifying data would be nothing short of pure madness. This cliche-ass “Won’t someone think of the children” shit is ridiculous esp considering we have a literal pedo ring case in front of the entire world and not shit has been done about it. /rant
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@AmbianceAsunder @Engadget Oh, I'm pretty sure this isn't about the children.