Reddit’s UK users must now prove they’re 18 to view adult content
arstechnica.com
Reddit hires company to verify user age with selfie or photo of government ID.
  • stoy@lemmy.zip
    10·
    7 days ago

    A few years ago YT suddenly started to enforce their system of not allowing me to watch videos tagged as 18+, my account was 17 years or so old, but I had never verified it, then it ticked over to 18 years old a few months later, and everything works now…

    • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
      5·
      7 days ago

      I can’t watch a lot of youtube videos because of that, as that made them require an account.

      This legislation will make sure everything gets locked behind an identifying login, lest a bad word might appear, and they get fined.

      Good for the platforms and government ofcourse. It’s only us people that lose.

      Move along now. The joined corporate government newspeak will save you from evil. Feel like something’s wrong? Here are your ssri’s, osempic, and an AI best friend to keep you company 😚