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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by zrn900 on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @05:38PM (#48376698)
Not only that. The Eu is also implementing 'age verification', at the same time with - surprise - digital id.

It's just an attempt to reverse the free internet and implement total surveillance.

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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by NewsaHackO on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @08:48PM (#48378255)
Yeah, I feel as though people have seen the error of creating a free internet and are trying as much as possible to reverse it. It's kind of like how Photoshop (and most software companies honestly) have seen how selling a license in perpetuity does not work and opt for the rent-seeking monthly subscription route.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by jijijijij on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @04:37AM (#48381447)
The age verification with the EU ID card can be implemented without leaking any identifying information. If it's gonna be like that is questionable, but it's technically possible.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by tardedmeme on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @07:14AM (#48382460)
For $5 I'll give you an age token from my card.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by zrn900 on Saturday June 06, 2026 @07:36AM (#48423918)
> without leaking any identifying information

Do you really believe that the governments and the Eu machinery won't use that information for other purposes...

https://bianet.org/haber/eu-strips-journalist-huseyin-dogru-...

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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by jijijijij on Sunday June 07, 2026 @06:30AM (#48433492)
It's not about what I believe or not, it's about technical capabilities of the ID card.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by zrn900 on Friday June 12, 2026 @12:51PM (#48506458)
Technical capabilities of the card or anything else are immaterial compared to who can access and control the data.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by jijijijij on Friday June 12, 2026 @05:23PM (#48509587)
Except when the technical capabilities prevent access??? Are you a troll?
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