Finally it seems the end of Reddit is near.
is reddit still alive? it must be 100% bot on bot action by now…
Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits
Submitted 2 weeks ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
https://mashable.com/article/reddit-age-verification-check-uk-law-online-safety
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Jhex@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lemmy is heavily botted as well. They are the ones making the majority of the posts.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
no?
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Probably. reddit has tons of content from back when humans were the dominant posters there and that comes up in search results. I can see a future where text searches will turn up reddit posts much lik image searches flood you with pinterest shit.
Jhex@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
techno-archeology is a thing I guess
StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I keep thinking about some of RPs I’ve done in my life. Hot, vile, smutty text based RPs. I think about them and wonder if their will ever be a time when those words would be considered illegal and I would be arrested for posting them. This doesn’t just protect minors. It tags deviance. Some of you may know the darker corners of Reddit. Imagine if an AI flagged your subs. The delete-rebuild cycle doesn’t work anymore. Reddit will always know. And if the law asks for suspects for something fictional they will be able to point to all the users of those dark corners. We are moving into a future where privacy doesn’t matter and I fear what that means for the kinky among us.
octobob@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I’m nowhere near as worried about this for kink stuff as I am about us LGBTQ living in the US.
axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
amongus
catty@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Something similar happened In China recently. A female author of homoerotic texts was charged for it.
iii@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
That’s a major issue many never talk about: it assumes we (1) have morality all figured out and (2) it’s the same for everyone, everywhere.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s how they get your real identity and send you to jail for opposing the Western genocide du jour…
kokesh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why would anyone use that shit after this?
Brewchin@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
By “that shit”, do you mean every website/app that may contain age-restricted (not just sexual) content? Because that’s what comes into force in the UK next week.
I’ve been dreading this for decades. 🤬
It’s not just Reddit, nor are they the first to roll it out early.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Many sites will just geo-block the UK. I think my Lemmy instance has, just like PornHub has blocked US states that have passed similar laws.
iii@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Because all the alternatives will have to implement similar shit as well. It’s UK law.
appropriateghost@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
so those scam popups that scare people into saying their webcam was hacked and took pictures of them while looking at porn is getting state sanction!
plumbercraic@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Lol. Fuck off reddit.
AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Perfect use for that old “This Person Doesn’t Exist” website.
Scavenger8294@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
vpn⬆️⬆️⬆️
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
How about I upload a dick Pic? That should do.
Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
“That’s a crime what you are doing” “What, taking a leak?” “No, holding a little boy’s dick”
laugh track playing, with accompanying drumroll
jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
🤣🤣🤣
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
does the federated nature of lemmy/piefed/kbin/etc prevent governments from taking action against them?
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
It makes it harder at least.
The government can try to take action on an instance, but there’s still every other instance.Outwit1294@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Kind of
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
“Stephen Fry has an awful lot of Reddit accounts.”
chunes@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I can’t tell you how tired I am of hearing about all the absolutely inane batshit coming out of the UK. Holy shit your country is a dumpster fire.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
This is what Facebook does to verify accounts, they also autoban if you try to register with a temp email
bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
What’s considered a temporary email? How do they know?
MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Proton mail has a feature where you can create a new address that ties to your main one, but nobody except proton knows it is you. They end in passmail.net. I’m sure there are other providers that do similar things
MITM0@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ohhhhhh, now I get why my account gets auto-deleted. Does Discord do that too ?
Because it makes sense
rozodru@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I believe so? I don’t know it’s been awhile since I’ve used Discord (I just went back to IRC). I know awhile ago when I had to use Discord I had issues signing back up with a temp email I created so perhaps.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
NSFW selfies?
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
So can I upload a dick pic?
teft@piefed.world 2 weeks ago
Going the way of tumblr? I’m sure it will work out well for them. /s
Bot@sub.community 2 weeks ago
Years later, you will find many then teen’s 80yo grandmas’ photos in the leaked database
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Is it just a selfie? I can still access NSFW reddit content without even logging in though.
Is it only a selfie? AI gen go brrr?
rozodru@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
just use one of the libreddit instances like safereddit.com or something. I mean why would you need to comment in a NSFW subreddit? worse comes to worse just use a VPN like mullvad. So many ways to circumvent this.
coolmojo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Nah. An image of government ID. “But we don’t need your information, just confirmation of age” 🫠 forget that.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I don’t have any government ID
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
closeted wizard porn enjoyer seeks alternatives
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
For some reason I immediately thought of this.
[m.youtube.com/watch?v=UeAWPSB2toQ&pp=ygUXamF6eiBl…](Jazz Emu - Lockdown Lover)
silasmariner@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Reddit stopped being any good when that guy doing a batman/joker role reversal writing prompt stopped posting
Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Question in general about that UK law while there’s people here who seem to know things: What about my private, personal website that I run as a hobby? If I have nsfw content on there* that I made myself with (one of (lolamirite)) my own two hands for free with no monetary gain whatsoever, they can’t expect me to implement age verification, can they?
* (I don’t right now, calm down)
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’d send them a pic of my hairy bollocks as proof.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s what you get for using Reddit.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
This applies to every single site that hosts adult content - not just reddit.
floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Unfortunately it’ll be what UK users get for using any site, since it’s the law.
lemmyuser68@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
🤮
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 2 weeks ago
drspod@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
How old is your account?
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 2 weeks ago
Ah there we go, same old shit
If you visit via old.reddit you can dismiss the modals to sign into the app or your account.
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 2 weeks ago
Reddit account?
Pretty old since I haven’t nuked it yet, but I’m not even signed in above as you can see from the above screenshot
I should really login sometime to see if I have lots of threats from mister greedy Spez piggy again, but the headline here doesn’t match up to me trying it in the UK rn.
irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/…/oldlander/
This addon makes using old reddit on mobile bearable.
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Didn’t they ban NSFW a year ago?
Krompus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’re not banning NSFW, they’re trying to control it. It’s now login-gated (with a cheeky blurred background if you’re not).
janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not globally at least. Let’s just say I have an inside source
the_trash_man@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Im using a UK based IP and everything is works the same
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Cool brah
RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Is this the onion?
JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Parental controls exist. Use them instead. I fucking hate this.
rozodru@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
tale as old as time even since I was a kid and I’m in my 40s. Reminds me of the original videogame rating system that Sega originally implemented in NA when the first Mortal Kombat came out. Parents, to this day, are still unable to manage what their kids consume.
I mean my parents never had an issue with this. Like when they’d rent movies, I wasn’t allowed to watch Terminator 2 until I was like 13 and it was my Dads favourite movie. He put it on “ok, you have to leave the room now we’re watching a movie” and I did.