Comment on Important News - Geoblocking of the UK
veniasilente@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Complying with the act would mean we would either have to implement Age Verification for all users to access the site,
Isn’t that just the usual [ ] Yes I totally swear I’m over 13 checkbox?
Demigodrick@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Nope, it’s called “Highly effective age assurance”, which under the OSA is open banking, photo ID matching, facial age estimation, and digital identity wallets. The OSA specifically states that relying on users to self-declare their age cannot be considered an effective means of age assurance (i.e. guilty until proven innocent)
IncensedCedar@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
That’s genuinely absurd.
veniasilente@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Ooooh that makes lots more sense.
And it’s also lots more stupid. Oh well. Carry on, internet!