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[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 69 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Meanwhile on Lemmy:

No one under 18 years of age or under the regulated minimum age defined by your local law (whichever is higher), is allowed to use or access the website.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On my instance nobody younger than the admin is allowed.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

now i want to run my own instance purely to limit admission to those below 150cm or above 170cm

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That actually varies by instance, it's been an issue because the lead mod of several tiny communities is under 18 and had to move their communities to an instance they're actually allowed to be on.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

That actually varies by instance

Well, this community is on programming.dev and the rule here is:

1.3. You are at least 16 years old and over the regulated minimum age defined by your local law to access our services.

https://legal.programming.dev/docs/terms-of-service/

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

On which instance? Australia has that as a law, from my understanding, and given your instance's ccTLD, I would assume the law applies to that instance.

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 18 points 4 days ago

That’s from .world

Beehaw is 16

[–] echolalia@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

Lemmy has porn

I guess the opensuze lizard is naked

[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Linux is not for the eyes of the younger, for its enchanting presense can be overwhelming and turn you into a programming catboy

[–] liinux@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Does Linux turn you into a furry, or do you have to be a furry to use Linux?

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

If you wear programmer socks you get a pass

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"By using this site"

Lmao get fucked my HTTP requests are not a signature to your terms

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Lmao get fucked my HTTP requests are not a signature to your terms

True but registering for accounts is.

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wasn't allowed to play GTA when I was a kid either but well ...

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Back when I was young teenager, the game Mortal Kombat 2 was not only banned for kids, but also for adults here in Germany. I still played it.

Life finds a way.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think we're passed the statute of limitations now, but I clicked the "I am over 18" button when I was not over 18.

Please don't tell the Interney Police

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

I'm sure exactly zero kids have read the TOS and left the site. There isn't so much as a pop-up that attempts to enforce it.

As others have already mentioned, most Lemmy instances have this exact term in their TOS (which you read, right?)

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Nobody's enforcing it so who gives a shit?

Without caring to read the replies to that mail, pretty sure it's because the forum feature can be seen as a social network and they just don't want to deal with getting guardian's approval and similar BS some laws around the world may require. openSUSE is a corporate-led distribution after all. They have to abide by different rules than some dude remixing Ubuntu in his bedroom.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Nobody's enforcing it so who gives a shit?

Because once people accept age-gating for any and all websites, enforcement (i.e. age verification) becomes a much easier sell to the average person who doesn't care about their privacy.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then stop interacting with any community / user on programming.dev RIGHT NOW!

1.3. You are at least 16 years old and over the regulated minimum age defined by your local law to access our services.

https://legal.programming.dev/docs/terms-of-service/

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

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Good job, you caught the one person who failed to read the TOS before making their account, which we all do always every time.

[–] BigMike@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Then stop interacting with any community / user on sopuli.xyz RIGHT NOW!

Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 16, per the requirements of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) do not use this site.

https://sopuli.xyz/legal

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

That hypothetical doesn't seem to have happened in reality, because these terms have been standard in almost all TOSs for decades and yet age verification is not suddenly an easy sell.

Do you not read the terms of service before creating an account on social media?!?!

[–] Feyter@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

To use this side you have at least be as pale as #FFDAB9... But nobody is enforcing it.

[–] frightful5680@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

You know what they say keep it quiet keep it movin' (stranger danger etc.)

Grew up in a time where no one gave a shit. Didn't tell people my age online. Nothing ever happened.

CYA (cover your ) terms without verification is ok by me. Responsibility should be on parent.