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WHAT the FUCK mastodon?!?!?!?!
do NOT do the fucking age verification bullshit what the fuck is wrong with you
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/
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The thing is that age verification in a digital world is not easy… what exactly does the government mandate as a valid verification method?
Like… would asking the user their age be valid enough? … because it’s not like a reliable method exist (not even credit card verification prevents a minor from taking their parents card and go through it). IMHO, until the government doesn’t actually set a standard, I don’t see why websites should actually give anything else than the most minimal effort possible when it comes to this.
Maybe I’m not following, but the fear is that government requirements amount to an ID requirement, which makes anonymous posting impossible. That’s why I care about IDs, at least.
Yes. But my point is that until now that has not been made explicit, so there’s no reason for websites to require IDs right now, at least not until the government does mandate such a system. So I was wondering what’s the minimal effort that would satisfy current mandate.
Agreed. I imagine this working group would be working in the direcrion of the minimal viable options, including figuring out whether they need to do anything at all.
The thing is, if the country wants age verification, the country has to give a way to verify the age of their citizens. A website by the government that returns an encrypted cookie verifying the user as adult would be the solution. The work is on the government as they are enforcing a rule.
Another way for the government is to verify a company to do this work, with the security this entails.
I don’t think politicians ever consult someone for these changes. They just want to de-anonymize the internet.
The thing is that age verification in a digital world is not easy… what exactly does the government mandate as a valid verification method?
Like… would asking the user their age be valid enough? … because it’s not like a reliable method exist (not even credit card verification prevents a minor from taking their parents card and go through it). IMHO, until the government doesn’t actually set a standard, I don’t see why websites should actually give anything else than the most minimal effort possible when it comes to this.
Maybe I’m not following, but the fear is that government requirements amount to an ID requirement, which makes anonymous posting impossible. That’s why I care about IDs, at least.
Yes. But my point is that until now that has not been made explicit, so there’s no reason for websites to require IDs right now, at least not until the government does mandate such a system. So I was wondering what’s the minimal effort that would satisfy current mandate.
Agreed. I imagine this working group would be working in the direcrion of the minimal viable options, including figuring out whether they need to do anything at all.
The thing is, if the country wants age verification, the country has to give a way to verify the age of their citizens. A website by the government that returns an encrypted cookie verifying the user as adult would be the solution. The work is on the government as they are enforcing a rule.
Another way for the government is to verify a company to do this work, with the security this entails.
I don’t think politicians ever consult someone for these changes. They just want to de-anonymize the internet.