Amazes me how the UK Labour Party and Starmer managed to absolutely squander their one opportunity after gaining power for the first time in many years.
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i find it interesting that some of the most debased, vile, disgusting perverts to ever live are passing laws to force regular, everyday people to dox themselves just so they can see a tig ol gilf bitty.
Depends on the platform surely, couldn't a lemmy instance just ignore the UK? Not block, ignore.
I am sure I saw that smaller platforms are seeing a surge in popularity because they are not doing it while pornhub saw a large drop. How many switched to a VPN and how many use another site?
Even safer might be that image that's been circulating. It states that if you're in the UK, the hosting site is required to verify your age, but they're not required to verify your location. Now, please click on of these buttons indicating whether or not you're in the UK to determine whether age verification must be performed.
(Presumably "I am in the UK" leads to an innocuous website)
I'd prefer: "I'm in the UK and want to be age verified" and "I'm not in the UK and don't want to be age verified."
Could you elaborate on why?
It gives more info as to the consequences of clicking that button. If they just ask if you're in the UK, people could reasonably assume they're going to serve UK-relevant content. If they say it's for ave verification purposes directly, people will know they can click the other button to avoid the spyware.
I don't think I agree, as I think almost any individual clicking those buttons could extrapolate that there was some subterfuge involved, but I do appreciate your take.
Did you see the original meme to which I'm referring?
Nope. Not a brit, so probably didn't see it in my circles.
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Absolutely never using any service that requires this. I dont even have any account on those platforms and I never will.
What if the platform you use with your relatives suddenly requires this?
I will stop using it of course. There is a price to pay for not being affected by this. Its not going to be free.
I personally don't use Instagram already, no need to wait for age verification.
WhatsApp is the one I can't skip yet, but it they force this shit I'm out.
Yeah, that's the one I am fearing, the enshitification of Whatsapp, I think it already happened in some countries.
I've never used WhatsApp and never will. My friends and family can contact me through a number of other ways, and I'm introverted enough that it won't bother me too much if they don't.
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