Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries.
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@mhoye @Gargron
And if we have to do this by government law, we should verify to a single gov database that confirms we are who we are to other systems.All of us giving our identity info to all the systems is stupid squared.
For my next insurer I want the Gov to confirm who I am, not hand over a pile of personal stuff. If the Government can’t do this safely, that’s my proof it shouldn’t be done.
Edit: non-government 3rd party should also be available but the law should state the user gets to chose which, and doesn’t have to use a shitty one forced by a retailer.
@taatm @mhoye @Gargron I had initially thought have the OS do the verification, and only respond "true" or "false" to a transparent condition (eg user gets to see the app is asking for age>=18) but putting the onus onto Govt entities is even better (single point of failure, and we know how they love to shirk blame, but tie it into personal consequences for the politicians in power at the time of a breach and maybe it would work)
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye I’m wondering if it would be possible create a protocol similar to passkeys, where the device verifies my identity but only exposes my DOB to a service?
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye That’s a strong critique—age verification does raise serious concerns around privacy, data control, and potential overreach if not carefully designed and regulated.
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@taatm @mhoye @Gargron I had initially thought have the OS do the verification, and only respond "true" or "false" to a transparent condition (eg user gets to see the app is asking for age>=18) but putting the onus onto Govt entities is even better (single point of failure, and we know how they love to shirk blame, but tie it into personal consequences for the politicians in power at the time of a breach and maybe it would work)
@Offbeatmammal @taatm @mhoye @Gargron I, personally, do not want any government or corporation to hold that kind of power over what I can do with my own computing devices.
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@mhoye That’s a strong critique—age verification does raise serious concerns around privacy, data control, and potential overreach if not carefully designed and regulated.
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye big brother is literally taking notes
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@mhoye I’m wondering if it would be possible create a protocol similar to passkeys, where the device verifies my identity but only exposes my DOB to a service?
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@thesquirrelfish @mhoye Age verification is not a fix, but ignoring the problem isn't a fix either. People are addicted to social media and fighting to keep it, no matter who is dead.
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye I call it "age discrimination" because it is.
The nominal point is to age discriminate. (The actual point is to prevent anti-ice protests from organizing anonymously on signal next time.)
There's no "verification" in Gavin Newsom's bill, it's attestation like the "are you 18 y/n" clickthroughs sites have had since fosta/sesta under the first trump administration. The point is to mandate something you can then tie to palantir/clear/persona and your platform's TPM/SMM.
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@thesquirrelfish @mhoye Age verification is not a fix, but ignoring the problem isn't a fix either. People are addicted to social media and fighting to keep it, no matter who is dead.
@JoeHenzi @thesquirrelfish "Age verification is not a fix, but ignoring the problem isn't a fix either, so we're going to verify age" is silly, and this whole exercise is an attempt _by social media companies_ to push the burden of responsibility for age verification - and the liability for failure - away from the people who _should_ be verifying the ages of their customers: those same social networks.
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@JoeHenzi @thesquirrelfish "Age verification is not a fix, but ignoring the problem isn't a fix either, so we're going to verify age" is silly, and this whole exercise is an attempt _by social media companies_ to push the burden of responsibility for age verification - and the liability for failure - away from the people who _should_ be verifying the ages of their customers: those same social networks.
@mhoye @thesquirrelfish sorry you're stuck in a loop - age verification is a red herring, you're going in circles on it
to the point, you're now saying social media companies should police themselves for some reason?
if there are products that are so harmful we need to protect people of certain ages then maybe, idk, we should get rid of those products
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@mhoye @thesquirrelfish sorry you're stuck in a loop - age verification is a red herring, you're going in circles on it
to the point, you're now saying social media companies should police themselves for some reason?
if there are products that are so harmful we need to protect people of certain ages then maybe, idk, we should get rid of those products
@JoeHenzi @thesquirrelfish bad news about how prohibition worked out, I guess.
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@JoeHenzi @thesquirrelfish bad news about how prohibition worked out, I guess.
@mhoye @thesquirrelfish sigh, you're right, we should do nothing even though we have this mountain of evidence, it's the same...
EDIT: Weird analogy, since you have to show ID to buy alcohol.
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
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I'm reminded why old order Amish don't use electricity. It's not that they're inherently anti-tech. Its that electricity ties you to someone else - they have the remote off switch on your lights. -
Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye social media desperately needs identity and age verification though. Government controlled (I trust my government to do this the right way)
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye Let us say you are a parent and you think that having operating systems report the age of the user is a good idea. The browser connects to a social media site and it asks and the browser pulls the operating system and gets the age group and reports it to the social media site. Now the site only presents age-appropriate material, right? Except if there are predators on that site watching that flag: And what they have now is a clear and updated indicator for what accounts represent vulnerable young people who have not the knowledge to defend themselves. A victim list, if you will. /S isn't that a wonderful idea? S/..
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
<< There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age” >>
Exactly.
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@thesquirrelfish @mhoye exactly - the algorithm is the problem - it was connecting pedophiles with kids to keep both parties on platform... that's criminal. Asking for ID doesn't do anything.
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@thesquirrelfish @mhoye we're all being abused - I'm super suspect of people out here defending these evil company's right to make money off us.
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Age verification is a deliberate attack on system sovereignty, both for individuals and countries. There’s no “age verifcation”, there is only “identity verification that includes age”, and the system doing that verification is not just a privacy-invasive user tracking system but a remotely controlled off switch for anyone of any age.
@mhoye So, where in all of this silliness, are the adults, who in theory, are taking responsibility for the accountability of their children?
Age verification is easy to defeat... false IDs, anyone? Verification will lead to a new, improved, false ID industry. And who will monitor the databases for accuracy? Will ICE pay you a visit to demand your „Papieren“?
