Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima

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https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/brits-can-get-around-discords-age-verification-thanks-to-death-strandings-photo-mode-bypassing-the-measure-introduced-with-the-uks-online-safety-act-we-tried-it-and-it-works-thanks-kojima/

The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.

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jagermo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Good. Don’t proof you’re human unless you really have to.

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- slauraure@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yeah now how will we give all the AI crawlers exemptions from uploading their ID and proving they are of age?
  
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LassCalibur@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Brits can just use-their-id.com.

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Keep on keepin on 👍

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psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
This is the first strand type game after all

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