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for asking for verification someone isnt a minor watching porn ? :dwillhuh: what a weird hill to die on

they KNOW it doesn't work and are exploiting peoples ignorance about technology to methodically build a censorship apparatus.

right now these laws don't apply to any site that has less than 30% adult content. thats twitter, reddit lemmy, tiktok, instagram etc.



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An inevitably imperfect verification​

With regard to the devices currently available on the market, the CNIL would first like to stress that the effectiveness of age verification tools depends on the operating rules of the Internet, which is designed as an open network, freely accessible to site users and publishers. While this finding should not prevent the pursuit of the legitimate objectives of protecting minors, care should also be taken to preserve the many benefits linked to this open model (innovation, freedom of expression, user autonomy, etc.). The move towards a closed digital world, where individuals are encouraged to register mainly in authenticated universes (via the creation of user accounts) to avoid a multiplication of identity or identity attribute verifications (age, address, diplomas, etc.) presents significant risks for the rights and freedoms of individuals, which need to be taken into account.

At present, all the solutions proposed can easily be circumvented. Indeed, the use of a simple VPN locating the Internet user in a country that does not require an age verification of this order can allow a minor to bypass an age verification system applied in France, or to bypass the blocking of a website that does not comply with its legal obligations. Similarly, it is difficult to certify that the person using a proof of age is the one who obtained it.

For example, in the UK, where such measures have long been considered, 23% of minors say they can bypass blocking measures and some pornographic content publishers already offer VPN services.

If the use of VPNs must be subject to a certain vigilance, it should be stressed that such technologies are also one of the essential building blocks of the security of exchanges on the Internet, used by many companies, but also by individuals wishing to protect their browsing from the tracking conducted by public or private stakeholders.
 

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for asking for verification someone isnt a minor watching porn ? :dwillhuh: what a weird hill to die on

You are right, no one under 18 or 21 should be accessing the hub imo. Being exposed to that much porn when your brain has not fully developed is dangerous.
 

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Doesn't your brain fully develop at 25/26?

It does, but too many young people are developing an addiction to hardcore porn. I could not care less if a 21 year old and up wants to jbo on the hub, but technology has made porn a bit too accessible to the wrong demographic.
 
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