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Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

I'm struggling to think of any online services for which I'd be willing to verify my identity or age

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I'm struggling to think of any online services for which I'd be willing to verify my identity or age

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Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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Identity verification and age verification is an increasinly common policy conversation at the moment, in numerous countries.

Hacker News.

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    Are we really “protecting” the children? Or is there a huge amount of powerful and wealthy individuals searching for an easy way to get to the children. With the global Trump Epstein Files scandal currently happening, how do we know they are not just stalking more kids? Not a conspiracy theory, just a different point of view. So many horrid groups in the world claim to be protecting children, but they always have a hidden nefarious agenda.

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      You’re still thinking too small. They want to be able to see what everyone is doing and saying, no anonymity.

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          Yes, almost exactly

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      I wouldn’t be surprised if Discord’s face identification is used to find good looking kids, and then messages ICE to arrange shipment to an island.

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      I thought the had Roblox for that

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        roblox isn’t for protecting children, it’s for serving up children

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        As someone without kids, I don’t know what the problem is with that specific game. I haven’t played it. Can you elaborate?

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          This is just the latest one. There’s also the fact that their profit generation format is essentially child labour exploitation. And also the latest one is just an extension of the platform’s longstanding issue with child predators.

          Selection of videos below on Roblox and it’s history of being probably the last place you want to let your kid hang out…

          https://youtu.be/vTMF6xEiAaY

          https://youtu.be/0twDETh6QaI

          https://youtu.be/oxj8YvU2PQY

          This one is about the latest controversy.

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            I’ll check these out be sure to educate my sister with unsolicited parenting advice for her kids. Thank you.

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              No worries 👍

              It’s one of those things I feel like anyone with a young person in their life should be aware of.

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