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Re:Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' ... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Saturday October 23, 2021 @06:40PM (#28973079)
> There's no sure way to verify that a user is over 18

This is like a bar complaining that they shouldn’t have to check ids because counterfeits exist. You can’t serve your customers At Scale if you have to comply with those pesky laws, so maybe don’t do it at scale.

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Re:Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' ... by spaced-out on Saturday October 23, 2021 @08:37PM (#28973786)
Disagree, people should be allowed to open up social media accounts without showing ID. Anonymous speech is important too.
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