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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by Joe_Cool on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @08:56PM (#48378317)
They will just rediscover Bluetooth. Kids have always passed around stuff they weren't supposed to have.

Source: I was a kid once, we had no cell phones. Porn on 5.25" floppies was a thing.

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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by Epa095 on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @01:40AM (#48380324)
Cool, definitely better than endless scrolling on the 'you are not good enough'-machine ticktok.
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Re:Age verification for social media, the beginning of the e... by perilunar on Thursday June 04, 2026 @10:23AM (#48399108)
I was a kid once, we had no floppy drives. 'Borrowing' your Dad's Playboy or Penthouse mags was the thing.
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