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Discord's face scanning age checks 'start of a bigger shift' (www.bbc.com)
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[–] deur@feddit.nl 46 points 4 days ago (3 children)

A seatbelt does not stop you from breaking a law. Age verification does. The assumption is that you are lying and trying to break the law and you need to prove why you aren't. This has nothing to do with discord. Be mad at shit garbage UK and Australian regulators.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (2 children)

"Protect the kids!" - always the first thing they use.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I believe the phrase is:

"WONT SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN!?"