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Age verification fun (aussie.zone)
submitted 4 weeks ago by shirro@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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Anyone want to share dramas with age verification for kids accounts?

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[โ€“] shirro@aussie.zone 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

So first one was having to tell some yank company all my kids ages and gender (wtf?) to access their Disney+ profiles despite me being the adult who runs the account and having set appropriate limits like G and PG for them. Why the fuck does disney have to know a kid or a dog or a cat is watching if I pay the money. (However this started we all know Disney wants it for future targeted advertising and everyone in on this bandwagon for ulterior motives now)

Now my 17 year old (practically 18) needed to install an app in google play on his phone. Google play insisted on age verification. It wouldn't accept his visa card. It wouldn't accept his drivers license and then it shat itself but looks like he is verified now but now now it won't let him install apps. It's still happy to advertise to him though.

[โ€“] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

They don't need to know, they want to know to make more profit, and daring you to unsubscribe.

We live in the Wild-West age of the internet where companies get away with anything they like

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