Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.

Well… the UK always has had a hard-on for authoritarianism has it not?

I still can’t believe I will run into people HERE on the fediverse who think this kind of thing is a good idea ughh.

  • FreedomAdvocateEnglish
    13·
    18 hours ago

    I would much rather my phone simply tell every service and website that I am over 18 than have to provide proof to every one of those sites and services.

    This is pretty much the best way that we could hope for age verification to be done, and unfortunately left wing governments around the world are adamant on bringing in age verification to everything to make controlling their citizens easier.

    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      21·
      18 hours ago

      unfortunately left wing governments around the world are adamant on bringing in age verification to everything to make controlling their citizens easier.

      Lol ok