Comment on Trial finds age assurance can be done, as social media ban deadline looms
Nath@aussie.zone 22 hours agoAdhere to the regulations, whatever the fuck they end up being
I’ll send everyone a DM: “Hey, are you over 18? Yep? cool.”
I have verified that all our users are over 18. 👍
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Get everybody to go buy a beer at their local bar. Then post a pic of their username, bar, and the beer. Age Verified by industry professionals.
Nath@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
At first I laughed, but in honesty I can’t think of many better verification methods.
My concern with it is the cost and requirement for non-drinkers to acquire alcohol. It’s pretty insensitive to ask a recovering alcoholic or a Muslim for example to go into a pub and buy a beer. Maybe have it as one possible verification method?
You could also get a a piece of paper notarised by a JP.
‘The individual known on Aussie.zone as Gorgritch_Umie_Killa has presented identification to me that demonstrates to my satisfaction that they are over 18’ (signed and stamped).
But neither of these methods are technical solutions.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
You joke, but remember the proposed UK porn age verification law? Where the verification would legally have to be done by going down to your local pub?
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
There are many floors to the beer plan, one of which i may hit, depending on how many different social media services i need to prove my age to…
That JP idea is actually good. Whats better it relies on a system that is already in place and has a high level of trust. A specific Social Media verification Government stipend would be needed for JP’s though, as this would become a massive initial, and largish ongoing increase in demand for their services.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
My problem is that for privacy reasons, I’m opposed to any system that requires giving information about the sites that you’re visiting to anyone other than that site. It’s not that I don’t trust JPs, it’s that I don’t believe I should have to tell a JP that I use aussie.zone.