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Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass by throwaway_53123 on Thursday February 12, 2026 @05:14AM (#46986955)
> As another 90s preteen, sure, but the internet today has a lot more pedos and groomers online than in the 90s

There were not fewer pedos and groomers online in the 90s, you were just lucky to have avoided it.

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Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass by ctz on Thursday February 12, 2026 @05:54AM (#46987198)
There were ~16mn users of the internet in 1995. As of 2025 there are 5.56bn. Are you saying paedophilia has dropped by 99.7% over 30 years? If so, please provide a source for that claim.
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Re:Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass by vladms on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:01AM (#46987249)
I think what matters are the percentages. Out of the 16mn users where there more or less than in the general population? I think it is reasonable to think they were as many percentage wise, if not more - because internet provides anonymity which is an advantage.

Nowadays with the number of users of the internet converging slowly to the total populations, the percentages are probably converging as well.

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