So glad I’m 26 forget paying £80+ for a passport just to use Instagram
youtubes gonna get spammed with makeup and outfit tutorials on how to spoof this.
So it’s only to verify that someone is over 18, from the article. So kids can still easily sign up without an ID (which is good. Can you imagine kids with fucking crazy parents not being allowed to sign up and interact with their friends?). Won’t stop the nonces, just gonna have to use good old education for that.
Youtube has similar ID-based age verification in Europe (and some other places, like South Korea), but you can find an extension to bypass it on PC, thankfully. If I’ve had my Youtube account for so many years, it’s pretty unlikely I’m under 18, so they shouldn’t need ID, but also do I really want Youtube having all that data linked to my name, which they could one day sell to someone or that could be hacked?
Ahh Zuckerberg. I do not believe for a minute that this new software will immediately delete the image of the passport *you* have sent without taking a screenshot of their own.
META are an information gathering behemoth and have had many lawsuits for terrible data protection. Their services where going to be revoked from the EU/UK due to them not being under snuff for GDPR’s concerned.
If this roles out and is necessary, I will simply stop using the platform as I did WhatsApp after Zucc acquired that. Don’t be fools people. Everything is a profit at your expense. Your data, your protection, your wellbeing.
Great, does this mean that if I don’t verify my age, Instagram will stop shoving soft-core porn in my face?
I only use Instagram to follow heavy metal bands, video game streaming, cute furry animals and memes- and consequently the Instagram algorithm decides to flood my content with scantly dressed goths and cosplayers.
I’d much rather use a child-friendly version of Instagram. I feel an “adults only” version of Instagram would quickly devolve into just being straight up porn.
Old tech saying, if you don’t pay for the product, you ARE,the product.
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So glad I’m 26 forget paying £80+ for a passport just to use Instagram
youtubes gonna get spammed with makeup and outfit tutorials on how to spoof this.
So it’s only to verify that someone is over 18, from the article. So kids can still easily sign up without an ID (which is good. Can you imagine kids with fucking crazy parents not being allowed to sign up and interact with their friends?). Won’t stop the nonces, just gonna have to use good old education for that.
Youtube has similar ID-based age verification in Europe (and some other places, like South Korea), but you can find an extension to bypass it on PC, thankfully. If I’ve had my Youtube account for so many years, it’s pretty unlikely I’m under 18, so they shouldn’t need ID, but also do I really want Youtube having all that data linked to my name, which they could one day sell to someone or that could be hacked?
Ahh Zuckerberg. I do not believe for a minute that this new software will immediately delete the image of the passport *you* have sent without taking a screenshot of their own.
META are an information gathering behemoth and have had many lawsuits for terrible data protection. Their services where going to be revoked from the EU/UK due to them not being under snuff for GDPR’s concerned.
If this roles out and is necessary, I will simply stop using the platform as I did WhatsApp after Zucc acquired that. Don’t be fools people. Everything is a profit at your expense. Your data, your protection, your wellbeing.
Great, does this mean that if I don’t verify my age, Instagram will stop shoving soft-core porn in my face?
I only use Instagram to follow heavy metal bands, video game streaming, cute furry animals and memes- and consequently the Instagram algorithm decides to flood my content with scantly dressed goths and cosplayers.
I’d much rather use a child-friendly version of Instagram. I feel an “adults only” version of Instagram would quickly devolve into just being straight up porn.
Old tech saying, if you don’t pay for the product, you ARE,the product.