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Re: On device enforcement of age verification?

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On 2026-06-16, Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> David <wibble@btinternet.com> writes:
>> I was wondering how they expected to do this.
>>
>> Are they assuming that all access to social media will be via a mobile 
>> phone or tablet?
>>
>> I can't see on device enforcement working for a PC.
>> Even if Apple and Microsoft cave, there are older versions of Windows and 
>> a whole raft of Linux distributions.
>
> If the device can’t/won’t provide sufficient information there are
> plenty of fallbacks to establish a lower bound on age.
>
> Most obviously, age can be recovered from identity, and tools for
> confirming identity online are well-established and already heavily used
> by the financial sector and government.
>
> There are also indirect approaches, e.g. being able to authorize a
> credit card transaction.
>
>
> Personally I think social media should be restricted to people with
> basic critical thinking skills, rather than purely on age.
>
That would be very useful.

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On device enforcement of age verification? David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-16 13:09 +0000
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-06-16 14:56 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2026-06-16 16:58 +0000
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 22:48 +0100
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:24 +0100
          Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-17 08:44 +0100
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 14:29 +0000
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:03 +0200
      Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-16 23:31 +0000
        Re: On device enforcement of age verification? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-17 15:48 +0200
  Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-16 17:27 +0100
    Re: On device enforcement of age verification? Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-06-17 08:11 +0000

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