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There's a reason why Meta is lobbying for age verification. They need it to be compliant with the law, without the accountability that goes with it.
What they need is an absolutely gigantic non-negotiable fine.
Multiple non-negotiate fines from multiple different groups in different lawsuits
I don't think it's just about accountability, I think it's also about being able to charge advertisers more for verified-human eyeballs.
The annoying thing is, meta already knows a bunch of its users are minors, but it refuses to act on that information. It's like they're waiting until they can impose universal surveillance on everyone before it bothers doing anything.
Never mind that many things (like self-harm content on Instagram) should be banned regardless of the viewer's age, and that plenty of this regulation should be left up to parents anyway
10% of yearly profit per day of non-compliance.
Profit is far too easy to manipulate. A percentage of gross revenue would really sting.
Which is what these EU laws usually do. This one is up to 6% of world wide revenue. Actually collecting those fines is another story though.
Should be easy if they have balls.
"You are no longer able to operate within our borders until the fine is paid and you have resolved the issue".