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Age verification is the new digital ID (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Source: https://xcancel.com/vxunderground/status/2032600868005310638#m

Yeah, so basically the current prevailing schizo internet theory is that AI nerds have destroyed the internet and created infinite spam.

The advertisement goons are now incapable of determining who is a bot and who is an actual human. The advertisement goons no longer want to pay as much to social media networks.

Social media networks, in full blown panic of losing potential revenue, decided to lobby governments saying "we gotta protect the kids! ID everyone to protect the kids from pedophiles!".

The social media networks know this doesn't really protect kids. But, it does two things (and a third accidentally).

They now can identify who is human and who is AI slop machine, or enough to appease the advertisement goons
Advertising to children is a general no-no from politicians, or something, so with ID verification they can say with confidence they're not advertising to children because it's been ID verification. Basically, they can weed out the children and focus on advertising to adults
The feds can now tell who is human and who is AI slop. This inadvertently helps them with tracking people and serving fresh daily dumps of propaganda, or whatever they want to do.

It's a win-win-win for advertisers, social media networks, the government, and any business which does data collections.

It fucks over everyone else.

Chat, I'm not going to lie to you. This is an extremely good conspiracy schizo theory and I unironically believe it.

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 32 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

This is just the beginning.

You think it's just about ID?

Politicians in both the UK and Australia have spoken about banning VPNs, because VPNs have been used to avoid age verification in those countries.

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

Which is stupid. Kids aren't using vpns. Most good ones cost money. And kids aren't very tech savvy these days.

Most grow up with phones and tablets only. They don't even know how to use a keyboard or a PC.

[–] Kurroth@aussie.zone 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone relevant in Australia has yet suggested banning VPNs. Too much gov infrastructure runs on them.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Well, clearly the government would be an exception, there are always "authorized uses" for every banned thing.

[–] Kurroth@aussie.zone 1 points 53 minutes ago* (last edited 51 minutes ago)

Considering there is no internal infrastructure, it would be way to tricky to allow public only assets access and enforce the gaps. They already aren't , not meant to use it avoid stuff, but people already do.

But again, feel free to provide a source that says otherwise if a relevant member of the lower house has suggested tabling anything.