Comment on So what are we going to do with all this social media age-gate stuff?
Baku@aussie.zone 1 week agoThat’s a fair point. I’m not sure it really changes many of the struggles though. Any method will probably take some amount of time or effort. The only thing that wouldn’t, would be implementing a checkbox that you’re over 16, but that’s already been specifically ruled out. I can’t off the top of my head think of any other ways that would verify (or at least determine beyond a reasonable doubt) somebody’s age without some investment of time, or money for someone else to do it
I think someone mentioned that writing styles and phrasing may count, but even that would require the admins to review a sample of somebody’s writing. I think that or a face scan would be the two quickest or cheapest things to do, but would still add at least an extra 30 seconds per application
Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Yeah I’d like to think the government will set up some kind of anonymizing check via myid that lets hosters easily insert the check into their account setup without sacrificing user privacy or tracking their online presence, but you just know none of that is going to be the case. It’s either going to be a full track gov implemented solution or a poorly supported system of people handing over their IDs with little to no restrictions on how the data is stored.
gazter@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Or a checkbox that says ‘Yes, I’m over 16’, as the current age-restricted content has.