Whats over? I hope that we can get some functional age protections working on the internet to protect children from having their mental health flailed by greedy social media corps for profit.
LiebesNektar on
It is effectively a porn ban. Who is dumb enough to send their ID to porn websites?
Everyone, buy VPN company stocks asap.
Floridsdorfer1210 on
Is this for new accounts?
araujoms on
Fucking hell what the internet is becoming. Just a sanitized corporate walled garden. My son will never believe it when I tell him the tales of how the internet was back in the 00s.
-ipa on
This is just the beginning, the future outlook for privacy is really grim, and I hate it. Freedom of Speech will be completely gone in our lifetime.
so, reddit is doing this worldwide? I thought it was only uk because of the new law.
cebula412 on
The fuck…?
Is it only for porn subs?
axe521 on
Can’t this be cheesed by using an AI generated photo?
Its42 on
It’s fine for me in CZ? I’m on chrome on my PC with ublock
FunEcho4412 on
Will just be using a vpn so
No_Size9475 on
RIP EU Reddit.
TheCursedMonk on
Just checked some profiles on mine, looks like it has just removed my ability to see any post that is 18+, but I haven’t been asked for ID yet. (Mobile App, haven’t updated it for quite a while).
Makes some profiles pretty empty.
Also just noticed that it has auto removed (or hidden) any followed profiles that must have posted something 18+, or any communities that count as 18+ from the quick bar on the left side for people you follow. There is like 5 people and just a handful of communities in that list now.
TheDuckFarm on
Don’t worry. It’s 100% anonymous.
Nobody will ever hack in and collect a spreadsheet that compares real names with user names.
bonqen on
Peoples, this is the UK, this is not the EU.
Neomadra2 on
Unfortunately this will become a necessity. Not because of adult content, but because of AI bots. If you don’t want to talk to bots, we all need to be verified as humans.
Gentleman_Nosferatu on
Fuck this
In_Jest_we_Trust on
Screw you ID
FenrisCain on
Not for me, I guess the British govt forgot Scotland exists again
complexpug on
I miss the internet of the early 2000’s before corporations/governments stuck their oar in
Cultural-Ebb-1578 on
VPN bub
ObjectiveAssist7177 on
I found it more offensive that some app looked at my face and went….. this fuckers to old to event question…..
Farahild on
Yeah then I’m out
thelord1991 on
I miss the 2000er internet, wild west
Neomee on
And very next month we will read about leaked Persona databases…
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Whats over? I hope that we can get some functional age protections working on the internet to protect children from having their mental health flailed by greedy social media corps for profit.
It is effectively a porn ban. Who is dumb enough to send their ID to porn websites?
Everyone, buy VPN company stocks asap.
Is this for new accounts?
Fucking hell what the internet is becoming. Just a sanitized corporate walled garden. My son will never believe it when I tell him the tales of how the internet was back in the 00s.
This is just the beginning, the future outlook for privacy is really grim, and I hate it. Freedom of Speech will be completely gone in our lifetime.
https://www.perfect-privacy.com/en/
https://mullvad.net/en
(…)
The internet has no borders. Local legistlation means nothing and is not enforcable.
Well they can go shove it up their bums as far as I’m concerned.
No wait that’ll need an ID too..
Source: [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/reddit-starts-verifying-ages-of-uk-users-to-comply-with-child-safety-law/) I am guessing????
Fake ID for the win
Explain how this is bad.
so, reddit is doing this worldwide? I thought it was only uk because of the new law.
The fuck…?
Is it only for porn subs?
Can’t this be cheesed by using an AI generated photo?
It’s fine for me in CZ? I’m on chrome on my PC with ublock
Will just be using a vpn so
RIP EU Reddit.
Just checked some profiles on mine, looks like it has just removed my ability to see any post that is 18+, but I haven’t been asked for ID yet. (Mobile App, haven’t updated it for quite a while).
Makes some profiles pretty empty.
Also just noticed that it has auto removed (or hidden) any followed profiles that must have posted something 18+, or any communities that count as 18+ from the quick bar on the left side for people you follow. There is like 5 people and just a handful of communities in that list now.
Don’t worry. It’s 100% anonymous.
Nobody will ever hack in and collect a spreadsheet that compares real names with user names.
Peoples, this is the UK, this is not the EU.
Unfortunately this will become a necessity. Not because of adult content, but because of AI bots. If you don’t want to talk to bots, we all need to be verified as humans.
Fuck this
Screw you ID
Not for me, I guess the British govt forgot Scotland exists again
I miss the internet of the early 2000’s before corporations/governments stuck their oar in
VPN bub
I found it more offensive that some app looked at my face and went….. this fuckers to old to event question…..
Yeah then I’m out
I miss the 2000er internet, wild west
And very next month we will read about leaked Persona databases…