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Re:Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verif... by Zak on Friday February 13, 2026 @09:51AM (#47003368)
Google has backed away from that, stating that an "advanced workflow" with more warnings than the current settings toggle will remain available. We should all be concerned they even considered such a thing though.

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-de...

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Re:Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verif... by thingification on Friday February 13, 2026 @03:11PM (#47007193)
But they'll block it entirely later right, once they've whittled down the objectors?

Seems we lack a nail-on-the-head term for this "but of course you'll still be able to ..." frog-boiling. We collectively fall for it every time!

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