TLDR: Meta want to push all the age verification requirements onto the OS makers (Apple, Google, everyone else gets caught in the crossfire) so that they don’t have to do anything AND they want it done in such a way that they can use it to profile people to push them targeted ads.

Its like they want to keep being seen as the bad guys.

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chongli 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think this is also a way of getting ahead of any “ban social media for teens and preteens” bills that might pop up in the US. They do not want repeats of Australia! By adding age verification into the operating system they can deflect responsibility but also respond to legislators with a scalpel rather than getting sledge-hammered.

	▲	user_7832 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		…Honestly this seems something very likely, more than the other suggestions.

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2OEH8eoCRo0 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I want age verification but not at the OS level.

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hackinthebochs an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, let me send a picture of my ID to every app on the internet. That's so much better than having the device I own attest to my age anonymously.

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inetknght 15 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I want age verification

Why?

	▲	2OEH8eoCRo0 13 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Because it's absurd to allow children to simply click "I am 18." Nowhere else works like this.

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gzread an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What would a world with your preferred age verification system look like?

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gosub100 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I want reverse age verification that lists the ages of every social network post. I think a lot of people that criticize social network toxicity don't realize their interlocutors are half their age. It's not one-to-one, meaning maturity doesn't follow from age, but I think there would be some affordances made in both directions. A younger person would be less surprised that a 60+ yr old would hold certain views. And vice versa.