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The Scam of Age Verification (pornbiz.com)
submitted 2 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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A lot has happened in the past month: the EU Commission (the executive branch of the EU) publicly attacked the three largest porn sites — including us — over our supposed obligation to prevent minor access, while completely ignoring far larger mainstream platforms.

AV implementation was also scheduled to begin in France in June 2025, but was later halted — though only temporarily. However, it is set to come into effect next month in the UK — July 2025.

And just yesterday — June 27 — the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a devastating decision that opens the door to broad state regulation of adult content, effectively allowing AV laws with minimal constitutional constraint.

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

We need somebody to invent a way to prove your age without proving your identity.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Pop-culture quiz about 90s and 00s. Select what is a floppy disk from presented pictures of different media devices. Pick all anachronic buildings on that 2002 NYC landscape photo.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, the Leisure Suit Larry tactic of age verification.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You do realize that someone who is 18 was born in 2007 as of 2025?

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's in zoomer years. That doesn't hold any water.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Clever!

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Zero-knowledge proofs are literally designed for this exact problem! They let you prove a fact (like being over 18) without revealing any other data about yourself. Some projects are already working on this for age verification but goverments seem more interested in surveillance than actual privacy-preserving solutions.