“Kids shouldn’t be driving cars, it isn’t safe!” Yes, but somehow we have made it 100 years without requiring proof of age/license to start the car.
Driving is a much more visible activity than looking at your phone in a locked room though.
Comment on Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI give it 2 years till Netflix requires you to have an ID every time you open the app because it has rated R movies.
This is the same principle. The account holder agreement should make the account holder responsible for the use of the service.
The government shouldn’t be parenting our minors, their guardians should be.
Otherswise we should put digital locks on every beer bottle, pack of cigarettes, blunt raps, car door, etc. That requires you to scan your ID before every use.
“Kids shouldn’t be driving cars, it isn’t safe!” Yes, but somehow we have made it 100 years without requiring proof of age/license to start the car.
And the car is far more deadly than them seeing someone naked.
homoludens@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
doughless@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Oh, I was thinking the certificate would only be needed for signups - once the account is created, it absolutely should be on the account holder, not the service provider.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Why not apply this to the ISP account holder and trust them to protect their own kids the way they see fit?
doughless@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Philosophically I agree with you. I was just discussing a technological way to accomplish age verification without giving up users’ identities to a service provider, or the government knowing what service you’re using. Unfortunately, too many governments want to know what you’re doing inside your pants.
Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, there is likely a tech answer to this that would work. Coming up with one and them choosing not to use it makes it even more clear kids’ safety isn’t their goal.
homoludens@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Signups + random checks to prevent reselling accounts.