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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by fn-mote on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:07AM (#47363328)
> Fine websites for not using this API (ex: porn sites).

Recent posters here are clear that porn sites are setting every available signal that they are serving adult-only content.

According to them, you are targeting the wrong audience.

Facebook/Instagram studying how to get young users addicted should be of greater concern. I have my doubts about the effectiveness of age-based blocking there, though.

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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by edgyquant on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:29AM (#47363573)
Both are problems, porn sites have also targeted children and any non-enforced age “verification” on these sites is simply plausible deniability that isn’t plausible at all
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by XorNot on Friday March 13, 2026 @10:12AM (#47364736)
In what way have porn sites targeted children? They have no disposable income to target and the product is literally self age gated in appeal.
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Re:I traced $2B in grants and 45 states' lobbying behind age... by troyvit on Friday March 13, 2026 @11:09AM (#47365525)
> Facebook/Instagram studying how to get young users addicted should be of greater concern. I have my doubts about the effectiveness of age-based blocking there, though.

Yeah quite the opposite. Once they have that formalized attestation they will move in like sharks.

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