The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.
But it introduces barriers. It’s much more of a faff to do this than just use your own face, and they’ll probably remove the feature now people have made it public and force you to upload an identity document.
This is all terrible for privacy, and for the decentralised nature of the internet. For years it’s been being chipped away at, but now entire parts of the internet are going to be locked behind a few age verification services, and entirely inaccessible for under 18s or privacy conscious people. This is really bad for information freedom.
But it introduces barriers. It’s much more of a faff to do this than just use your own face, and they’ll probably remove the feature now people have made it public and force you to upload an identity document.
This is all terrible for privacy, and for the decentralised nature of the internet. For years it’s been being chipped away at, but now entire parts of the internet are going to be locked behind a few age verification services, and entirely inaccessible for under 18s or privacy conscious people. This is really bad for information freedom.