Nothing has changed for my 15 year old either. It’s business as usual today for her.

She says only one of her friends has been challenged by a platform so far, and that was by Snapchat. That friend got another 14 year old friend to pass the facial age detection check on her behalf.

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morshu9001 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

It'd be funny if suddenly a lot of adult Asian women could no longer use social media

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rkagerer 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> pass the facial age detection

Are you kidding me? So the answer is let's let some random vendors used by said corporation scan her face? This feels like using DNA sequencing to confirm you're tall enough to ride the rollercoaster.

	▲	bigfatkitten 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It’s just as reliable as you’d expect from a system that relies on shitty cellphone camera pics. They’re trying to guess the age of someone who could pass for 11 or for 22, and who with careful use of makeup could push that figure in either direction.
	▲	pjc50 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		For some reason (and this is one reason people think there's a conspiracy), that is the "preferred" form of age verification. It certainly saves the government from having to do IT.

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eviks 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Interesting, was she unable to pass the test just didn't even risk it, thinking the algo is good and can reliably detect reality?

	▲	bigfatkitten 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		She failed on the first attempt, handed her phone to the friend to try, and then the friend passed.