The UK is moving forward with its efforts to ban social media for young people. Ahead of this week’s House of Lords debate on the topic, we’re getting you situated with a primer on what’s been happening and what it all means.
  • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    All the online safety act has done has made it more difficult for adults like me to access LEGAL material.

    I got asked for age verification on Steam ffs. A platform I’ve had an account on since 2003. My account is literally older than a significant proportion of the internet using population.

    Didn’t wash with the support people. Dicks.

    • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      A platform I’ve had an account on since 2003.

      lol you’ve literally had an account there for more than the age of majority and they cannot guess you might be older than that

  • Naich@piefed.worldEnglish
    10·
    2 days ago

    “This is why we will continue to urge policymakers and regulators to protect people’s rights and freedoms online at all moments, and not just take the easy route for a quick boost in the polls.”

    Good luck with that. Have they ever seen a politician?

  • einlander@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    All these politicians pushing the age verification do realize that the information being collected can help decloak their dirty business?