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Re:The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines every... by deadbabe on Monday February 23, 2026 @10:40AM (#47123749)
Better to let a hundred people’s “privacy” be violated than to let another child be radicalized or abused or misled by online predation.
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Re:The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines every... by co_king_5 on Monday February 23, 2026 @11:02AM (#47124160)
> Better to let a hundred Black men be hanged than to let another White woman be radicalized or abused or misled by their predation.

This is how you sound to me.

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Re:The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines every... by baal80spam on Monday February 23, 2026 @10:47AM (#47123876)
I don't subscribe to this. I value my privacy more.
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Re:The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines every... by co_king_5 on Monday February 23, 2026 @10:42AM (#47123772)
> “privacy”

Why did you put "privacy" in scare quotes?

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Re:The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines every... by deadbabe on Monday February 23, 2026 @01:16PM (#47126338)
The information being collected isn’t inherently private. Usage patterns, facial analysis, stylometry, etc.

there is a lot you can do to determine a person’s age without ever having to see a formal ID.

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