| ▲ | okuntilnow a day ago |
| But when governments do regulate (UK, AUS etc all) - people cry foul. |
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| ▲ | consumer451 a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| The entire age verification push in AUS was started by an advertising consulting company to distract from proposed online gambling regulation. Protecting children is a noble goal that I personally agree with, but it's also often used to sane-wash further erosion of privacy. As has been discussed here and elsewhere, age verification turns out to be the complete loss of Internet anonymity due to its implementation techniques. There are proposed alternative implementations, very conveniently for some, this is not part of the discussion. This is exactly the time when nerds like us should speak up. https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-secu... |
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| ▲ | okuntilnow a day ago | parent [-] | | I've heard this so many times. That age gating in AUS was started by lobbying from an advertising firm is a gross simplification / distortion of the facts but a good example of how easily misinformation spreads on the internet. People love a conspiracy. No doubt that it will be good news to gambling advertisers, but the push for age verification was already underway in 2020, well before government recommended an end to gambling advertising (2023). It's a neat explanation, so an easy sell, but doesn't match the chronology. | | |
| ▲ | consumer451 a day ago | parent [-] | | Well, here is the canonical source of the story: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/12/pro-teen-social-media-b... I do know that many places in the world were worried about what TikTok and Insta were doing to their kids' minds, prior to that push. However, do you find fault in the Crikey story? It appears that the AUS domino was the first to fall in the chain after FINCH's major push. | | |
| ▲ | okuntilnow a day ago | parent [-] | | I'm sure that it's right! I've no doubt gambling advertising firms will have been happy to see it over the line to get them off the hook. Hard to argue for a ban on gambling ads if kids (allegedly) can't see them anyway. | | |
| ▲ | watwut a day ago | parent [-] | | I am for ban on gambling ads, full stop. It is easy to argue for it. It is easy to say it. |
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| ▲ | toofy a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| i agree with the sibling comment here. someone in a comment section somewhere is crying foul about everything. |
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| ▲ | kelseyfrog a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| People cry foul about every other thing too. It's best to ignore them. |
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| ▲ | datsci_est_2015 a day ago | parent [-] | | Unfortunately we can’t ignore them when they’re our “representatives” in the government. |
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| ▲ | morkalork a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Because the implementation is a shit show? |
