Re:What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing)
by jonhohle on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:25AM
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Can you buy a gun, a car, heroin? Why have restrictions on anything for anyone? Certainly everyone is a rational actor who chooses the best thing for society and would never take advantage of ignorant youth. Especially in a place like a library where they have unrestricted access to the ideals developing in a child’s mind. /sarc
Re:What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing)
by pibaker on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @02:55PM
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Do you genuinely believe there is anything remotely as dangerous as driving a car or shooting up heroin a teenager can do by simply typing a URL into the address bar and pressing enter. Do you seriously believe anything you said here is remotely comparable?
Re:What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing)
by croes on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @03:04PM
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> anything remotely as dangerous as driving a car or shooting up heroin a teenagerInstagram
Re:What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing)
by iamnothere on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @04:03PM
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Absurd hyperbole, and I hate Meta products
Today I can walk into a shop and buy alcohol without showing my ID.
I can also walk into my local library and read any book I wish to, some with adult themes. I could do this as a teenage too. I also did this in my own school library.
Demanding to see ID to access online content is a terrible idea and it is the parent's responsibility to look after children. It should be an understanding between the parent and child on what they should be accessing online. If that breaks down then the parent should do their job of being a parent. Take the device away and punish the child.