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    Reddit è stato multato di 14 milioni di sterline dall’ufficio del commissario per le informazioni per i controlli di verifica dell’età


    Reddit è stato multato di 14 milioni di sterline dall’ufficio del commissario per le informazioni per i controlli di verifica dell’età

    https://news.sky.com/story/reddit-fined-14m-by-information-commisioners-office-over-age-verification-checks-13511472

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    1. dodderyblod on

      I was thinking about this, and shouldn’t google also be in hot water? you can google porn and go to images and it’s all shown, no age verification required.

      Edit: Im not saying I agree with this law, just pointing out how dumb the implementation of it has been.

      Edit of the edit: Even more so if it is the case search engines are exempt since thats what we all use to find this stuff, if you can just google porn and find those images with that much ease, what really is the point in making individual sites check ages of visitors.

    2. LostNitcomb on

      Can anyone ELI5 this fine?

      I’m not… honest. But if I was…

    3. The_Bravinator on

      Maybe the fact that a company as big as Reddit failed is a sign that these regulations set a standard that is impossible to meet. I had to do an age verification selfie when the law went into effect, but apparently that wasn’t good enough?

      At this rate, I’m worried we’re going to see more sites pull out of the UK entirely.

    4. Interesting-Voice328 on

      They should of mixed the paperwork with acid and human effluent and dumped it in the Thames for a lower fine

    5. Amens on

      How are they calculating them fines ? By early revenue Reddit makes or is just some random numbers ?

    6. Sleemnippo on

      Good. Companies should not be allowed to benefit or profit from exploiting underage children. They should have a duty not to monetise them, and to protect them from inappropriate content. Capitalism should have ethical and legal guardrails.

    7. MultiMidden on

      >It said Reddit failed to:

      >• Apply any robust age assurance mechanism and therefore did not have a lawful basis for processing the personal information of children under the age of 13.

      >• Carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) to assess and mitigate risks to children before January 2025.

      Age verification was basically non-existent up until recently and with the volume of NSFW content on Reddit I’ve often wondered how many of those who are really upset about age verification are actually over 18. Yes there are perfectly valid privacy concerns, but if you’re an adult and bothered by it you just sign-up to a VPN and get around the issue. If you’re not an adult then it’s a bit of a problem…

    8. These-Sport-421 on

      Does any redditor in the UK even do Reddit’s facescan rather than just opening up a vpn?

    9. 50_61S-----165_97E on

      Usually I’m against tech companies, but they should band together and collectively leave the UK market over this puritanical nonsense

    10. Optimal-Leather341 on

      I can see them pointing out the poor implementation by the UK Govt in an appeal to the fine or that not possible

    11. vaguelypurple on

      These fuckers are intending to completely destroy and sterilise the internet for UK citizens.

    12. dnemonicterrier on

      So they took a social media site that let’s you be anonymous and fined it for not checking people’s identities? Yeah well done on proving that your own legislation is fucking stupid Labour…

    13. DecayAnimation on

      I got age checked via a video selfie soon after joining, the main problem is how poorly this was all implemented. Youtubes guesses your age via the videos you watch so will they be sueing them too?

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