We live in the UK. She didn’t go any further than this. I got her to download TOR and use the “old.Reddit” trick to bypass this so it was only mildly infuriating for her in the end

  • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    2 days ago

    This sounds more like a “fuck UK age restriction laws” not reddit.

    The UK’s age restriction laws online are now enforced under the Online Safety Act (OSA), which requires online platforms to verify the age of users before they access categories of “harmful” content, including pornography and content related to self-harm or eating disorders. Websites, apps, and services hosting such content must implement robust age checks, with platforms facing significant fines or blocking if they fail to comply. Methods for age verification can include facial age estimation, ID scanning, or credit card checks.

    • ronl2k@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      17 hours ago

      Methods for age verification can include facial age estimation

      Can’t that be easily bypassed by using an older person for the selfie shot?

    • hector@lemmy.todayEnglish
      21·
      19 hours ago

      They did not call out the true mofivation of lawmakers so they are complicit.