In a physical business yes but in the internet anyone can fake anything.
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misk@sopuli.xyz 10 months agoI could mail the admins of sopuli.xyz and tell them that I’m @misk@sopuli.xyz’s mother and they’re too young to be using Lemmy. Said admins should ignore me like the crazy person I am unless I can prove it.
When in doubt, the default should be as asking for proof. You can’t sell someone alcohol just because it’s hard to check for ID.
BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
Zak@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That gives us a world where people can’t use social media anonymously, which has problematic implications for privacy and free expression for those whose governments do not guarantee that right.
realharo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
There’s still a difference between only the provider having your identity vs your identity being public (which is something Facebook’s real name policy mandates).
Klear@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Given the frequency of user data leaks pretty much everywhere, nah, practically no difference there.
realharo@lemm.ee 10 months ago
For age verification specifically, they are supposed to just set a “verified” flag in their database and remove the rest of the data within some amount of time (not more than a month I think).
I wouldn’t trust some random nobody to do this, but big companies should have processes that comply with privacy laws.
misk@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
It does not absolve Meta from not doing due diligence. They have means to make an effort at it and plenty money to hire some experts. Kids under 13 upload their photos to FB publically and would likely be spotted as at least underage in normal conversation if Meta rep reached out to them.