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[โ€“] Lojcs@piefed.social 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I wasn't meaning age verification in particular, Google deciding to mandate developer registration for Android apps and Samsung removing to option to unlock the bootloader on their phones also happened last summer

[โ€“] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 2 points 4 weeks ago

Regardless, my reply does explain why age verification on the internet is becoming a thing.