Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.

Somewhere in a government building in the UK: We did it, Patrick…

  • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
    953·
    3 months ago

    Headlines like this really need to put the emphasis on the cause, e.g. “UK Government Forces Bluesky to Roll Out Age Verification”

    • 3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.comEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      to be fair they are forcing age verification on everything… can’t see FB/Meta being clever enough to sort it out though

      • geekwithsoul@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        None of the age verification services respect privacy - that’s baked into the whole push for it. Because it’s not just about “verifying” people’s ages at a specific point in time, especially in the US, it’s about being able to prove you have in case anyone tries to sue you.