Comment on Australia’s government trial of age‑assurance tech to keep under‑16s off social media says social media age checks can be done, despite errors and privacy risks

• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Here’s another thought about age checks. What if I just point to my Reddit account, now over 12 years old, and say “do you really think I was less than 4 when I created this?” And that’s a good enough age verification for everywhere else to go “yeah, checks out.”

  Sure, that’s giving up a little privacy by linking my Lemmy account with my Reddit account…but I chose the same username for a reason.

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