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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

EU age verification app announced to protect children online

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EU age verification app announced to protect children online

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

EU chief calls for a bloc-wide push on an age verification app to protect children online. If enforced, users will have to prove their age to access legally restricted sites.

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7 months ago

this isnt about protecting kids online

It never is, but they always try to sell unpopular things as “protecting the kids”.

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