Post #3382666

2026-06-15 17:35 UTC

I think this is a very interesting topic. How can you verify that someone is of age without the problem with privacy? Would you go to a kiosk or something and buy a code that is not bound to you as a person but the person who works there have verified that you are over 16? So it will kinda be like a steam code except they need to check your actual age with a valid identification (that is only shown to the person) and that code will be bound to an account when claimed. If it is per account then that could also make it annoying for kids to create multiple accounts if they aren’t of age. How else could you do it without needing to trust someone to keep your identity safe? Throw your ideas at me! And we do not need perfect, look at alcohol consumptions, that is illegal for kids but some find their ways anyway. It just needs to be annoying so most don’t do it or do it less

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@wpb@lemmy.world 2026-06-16 05:20

How can you verify that someone is of age without the problem with privacy? That’s the neat part!

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@Buckshot@programming.dev 2026-06-15 22:40

A better example for me is driving, we don’t let children drive, millions of children have access to cars, there’s no age gate on the ignition. Ultimately its the parents that stop kids driving. Ban kids from using it. Then treat it like a public health problem and educate everybody on the problems, how to identify misinformation, keep themselves safe etc. And require the companies to provide the tools parents can use to protect their own kids. Parental controls exist but i feel they aren’t widely used because it’s difficult and complicated. I’d go further and start regulating the use of algorithmic feeds for everybody but that’s probably harder to achieve.

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