Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all?

Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online. But that framing overlooks a more fundamental question. What happens to people who cannot verify their age at all? This is particularly a problem when users are required to prove their age with identity documents.

    • lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 days ago

      I’m not debating a straw man argument

      It’s not about “getting away with it” - my point is I can mask my online activity as well or better than anyone with endless funds