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Finally it seems the end of Reddit is near.

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[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 31 points 3 days ago (9 children)

There's a bunch of AI face generating pictures. I wonder if you can just use those. Or maybe this is just to create a new law to arrest people of uploading fake pictures...

https://thispersonnotexist.org/

https://this-person-does-not-exist.com/en

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[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They better be NSFW selfies.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago (8 children)

This is what Facebook does to verify accounts, they also autoban if you try to register with a temp email

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[–] jhoward@lemmy.sdf.org 52 points 3 days ago (8 children)

What's to stop uploading a random picture of a person? Or even an AI generated person? I get what they're trying to do, but seems like legislative theater more than anything.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I've once attempted to open a bank account where they wanted video proof, and expected me to say a randomly assigned phrase, to solve the issue you mention.

I didn't do it. Fucking KYC is BS.

[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Banks are highly regulated so it is not surprising that they would be strict in this, reddit on the other hand has no business doing it.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

has no business doing it.

Reddit is doing this as a response to regulation as well (1). Governments all around europe (2) are turning communications into a highly regulated environment ("for the children"), because they're afraid of people communicating and having thoughts. UK is just one of the early adaptors.

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[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

To follow compliance with the Know Your Customer Pornographic Materials Act, please use the following guidelines for your photograph:

  1. The picture must be clear, at least 720x480p.

  2. The picture must include your entire body, including your head and toes. Portrait only. *This helps us identify you better.

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

This is the facebook "show a video of your face" bs all over again. glad i don't have an account on either site bc not only is it a huge privacy concern, you know they store all that data and are going to sell it and/or use it to train AI models

[–] berno@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

Fuck Reddit fuck spez

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Just post on them. Two birds with one stone.

But if you do comply, double down by ringing Kier Starmer up and letting him (and your local MP) know what you've been wanking off to, since he's so fucking interested. He could have blocked this, but he let it run because he also agrees with it.

I wonder if there's a browser addon to make an itemised list of all the videos and camgirls and then I can send it to him on a regular basis. It should log when you close the browser window so it knows when you've "finished" so to speak. Maybe I could highlight those videos in bold for him, so he can skip right to the good ones.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

is reddit still alive? it must be 100% bot on bot action by now...

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[–] Scavenger8294@feddit.org 14 points 3 days ago

vpn⬆️⬆️⬆️

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let's see how much VPN subscription count will go up

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