2026-10-18 02:40 UTC
They care as much about the people who can’t verify as they do for the kids they proclaim to protect. UK age law restricts kids (and anyone who does not identify themselves) from seeing or discussing sensitive topics like Palestine. Given how the UK government has gone after Pro-Palestine activists, it makes sense why many of them might not want to identify themselves. If age verification was truly enforced worldwide it could stifle any and all discussions about sensitive topics. It’s like a child has been seriously hurt on the playground and their response is to child-proof every path, shop, road, park, forest trail and public space. It’s never been about the kids.
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@BabyVi@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 05:27
I feel like forcing kids to identify themselves online is just gonna allow predators to locate and exploit them easier. Which might be an unspoken motivation for some of the powerful people pushing these laws.
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@Undoobitably@fedinsfw.app 2026-10-18 05:35
You don’t say…..Stifling discussion is the feature not the bug.
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@jimmy90@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 07:44
you can still access and participate in almost all non-porn forums without ID stop lying